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Bolt stunned as Busienei leads Kenya to pick silver, men's 4x400m team disqualified

Ryan Bailey of the U.S. celebrates as he crosses the finish line ahead of Jamaica's Usain Bolt as the U.S. won the 4x100 meters race at the IAAF World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas

Kenya’s quartet of Selah Busienei, Joyce Zakary, Sylvia Chesebe and Virginia Nyambura saved the blushes of the Kenyan team on the opening day of the IAAF World Relays in Bahamas, after winning the silver medal in the women’s distance medley and setting an African record of 10:43.35, at a fully-packed Thomas A. Robinson Stadium, on Saturday night.

USA were awarded a $50,000 bonus by the IAAF after smashing the world record in the race with a time of 10:36.50. Poland finished third in 10:45.32 also breaking the European record in the event that was light up by a vibrant home crowd.

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