By Ian Ransom
PARIS (Reuters) – The United States’ 64-year unbeaten run in the men’s 4×100 metres medley ended at the Paris Olympics on Sunday as China swept to a seismic win at La Defense Arena.
The Chinese quartet of Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Sun Jiajun and Pan Zhanle won in a time of three minutes, 27.46 seconds, edging the U.S. into silver by 0.55 seconds.
France took the bronze.
The U.S. did not compete at the 1980 Moscow Games due to a boycott, but they had never been beaten in the men’s medley final dating back to the inaugural event at the 1960 Rome Games.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
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