It was bronze all round at the Stade de France as Team GB men’s and women’s 4x400m relay squads posted new national records to take their places on the podium.
It ensured Team GB won a medal in all five relays, following silver in the women's 4x100m silver and bronze in both the men's 4x100m and mixed 4x400m.
The men went first, with the quartet of Alex Haydock-Wilson, Matt Hudson-Smith, Lewis Davey and Charlie Dobson setting a new European record of 2:55.83 to join new Olympic record holders USA and silver medallists Botswana, who clocked a new African record, in the medals.
Putting in a gutsy performance, the Brits protected their third-place position throughout the contest, holding off the chasing pack as part of the trio of breakaway leaders.
Hudson-Smith, adding to his 400m solo silver from earlier this week, starred once again in Paris and registered the second fastest split of the entire race with 43.09.
“I need a beer man,” Hudson-Smith said. “It was an amazing Olympic games.
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“I wanted to come away with two medals and to do this one for the boys. I’ve got the best team in the world, it’s an amazing feeling.”
Dobson, who brought Team GB home in the final straight, added: “Immensely proud, we put everything on the line today and we showed what can happen when you believe.
“We absolutely smashed it. British record and bronze in the Olympics, unreal.”
Then came the turn of the women, with the team of Victoria Ohuruogu, Laviai Nielsen, Nicole Yeargin and Amber Anning seeking to emulate the success of their male counterparts.
Up against stiff competition, they fought off the pursuit of Ireland to win bronze by less than two-tenths of a second, once again setting a new British record in the process. USA once again took gold with Netherlands second to win silver.
The two relay medals brought Team GB's total athletics haul to a perfect 10 under the Stade de France lights, history was made as Paris 2024 became the most prosperous Olympic Games for British athletics since Los Angeles 1984.
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