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Justin Gatlin and Michael Rodgers of the US compete during a heat of the 4x100 metres relay at the IAAF World Relays athletics event.YOKOHAMA - The United States threw down a marker on a dramatic opening night at the World Relays on Saturday, capturing historic gold medals in the mixed shuttle hurdles and 2x2x400 metres.
Ce'Aira Brown and Donavan Brazier earlier won gold in the mixed 2x2x400 metres, a brutal new event in which two athletes alternately run two legs of 400m each. Joanna Atkins and Courtney Okolo brought it home in heat two for the Olympic champions in 3:25.72, comfortably the quickest time going into Sunday's final, with Poland and Canada looking set to contest the silver after Ukraine was DQ'd.
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