U20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Women's sprint relay team wins historic silver medal

For the first time in the 38-year history of the U20 World Championships, a Swiss relay team wins a medal.

Timea Rankl, Lia Thalmann, Chloé Rabac and Alicia Masini secured silver in the 4x100 m in Lima. The quartet set a national U20 record of 44.06 seconds.

The Swiss women crossed the finish line in third place, but the Australians were disqualified due to a changeover error. Jamaica took gold. It was Switzerland's second podium finish in Peru, after heptathlete Lucia Acklin had already won silver.

In the 1500 m final, Shirin Kerber ran a strong 4th place in 4:20.30 minutes.

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