Italy Ends 73 Year Drought With Gold in Men's 4x100m Relay - NewsBreak

For the first time since 1948, the Italian men's 4x100m relay team crossed an Olympic finish line first. Lorenzo Patta, Eseosa Desalu, Marcell Jacobs and Filippo Tortu finished in 37.50, edging out the British team by one one-hundredth of a second. The medal is the fourth total gold in track and field for Italy at these Olympics, marking the most golds the nation has ever won in the discipline.