Jamaica through to mixed quarter-mile final at Paris Olympics

Jamaica will line up in the mixed 4x400-metre relay final tomorrow as the team set a new national record of 3:11.06s in the preliminary round at the Paris Olympics.

Jamaica finished fourth in heat one behind winners USA who set a new world record mark of 3:07.41s.

The quartet of Raheem Hayles, Zandrion Barnes, Junelle Bromfield and Stephenie Ann McPherson led the way for Jamaica as they erased the previous national record of 3:11.78s.

The final is set for tomorrow at 1:55 p.m.

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