Great Britain claimed silver in the mixed 4x400m relay at the World Athletics Championship after Netherlands' Femke Bol stumbled shortly before the finishing line.
The British quartet of Lewis Davey, Laviai Nelson, Rio Mitcham and Yemi Mary John set a new national record of 3:11.06 to come second behind USA, who won in a world-record 3:08.80 in Budapest.Netherlands were on course for victory only for Bol to lose her footing and drop the baton, with the Dutch team's elimination seeing Czech Republic take third in a time of 3:11.98.
'Laviai gave us a really good pep talk in the call room on how a medal can change your life and that's why I can't stop smiling.'Britain will hope for more medals in Hungary on Sunday with sprinter Zharnel Hughes - the fastest man in the world this year - a contender in the men's 100m.Hughes, who ran 9.83 in New York in June, won his heat in 10 seconds flat and will be joined in the semi-finals by fellow Brits Eugene Amo-Dadzie and Reece Prescod.
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