Tokyo Olympics: When is the 4x100m relay final? UK start time and how to watch sprint race

ByDan Gibbs

Updated 06/08/2021 at 12:41 GMT

Dina Asher-Smith's 100m and 200m events at the Tokyo Olympics haven't gone to plan but the Team GB star will be hoping to pick up a medal in the women's 4x100m relay final. In the men's event, the USA failed to qualify for the final. You want it? We have it. Stream every Olympic event live on discovery+

Want a race with plenty of drama that also includes the fastest sprinters in the world? Then you're in luck because the 4x100m finals are fast approaching.

The men's and women's 100m individual events have already been settled with Marcell Jacobs taking over from Usain Bolt as the Olympic champion and Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah winning her final.

Team GB's hopes of a medal ended in disaster for Dina Asher-Smith as she struggled with a hamstring injury in the 100m and reluctantly pulled out of the 200m event.

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However, she bounced back in the 4x100m relay heats alongside Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot and Daryll Neita to run a national record time of 41.55sec - a time that was also the fastest heat.

In the men's, the USA missed out on the final, finishing only sixth in their heat despite being regarded as favourites to challenge.

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Great Britain progressed safely through to the final with the quartet formed of CJ Ujah, individual finalist Zharnel Hughes, relay stalwart Richard Kilty and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake.

With the athletics schedule drawing to a close, here's the times you need to put into your diary for the 4x100m events.

When is the women's 4x100m relay final?

The final of the women's 4x100m takes place on Friday, August 6 at 14:30 BST.

When is the men's 4x100m relay final?

The final of the women's 4x100m gets underway on Friday, August 6 at 14:50 BST.

Team GB qualified for the final by setting a national record

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How to watch 4x100m relay at the Tokyo Olympics

There's set to be over 3,500 hours of action throughout the 17 days of competition and discovery+’s live event feeds are on hand to bring you all the action this summer.

To be able to watch every minute of the action, fans can subscribe to discovery+‘s Entertainment & Sport annual pass for just £29.99 or alternatively purchase a monthly subscription at a cost of £6.99 a month.

The pass will allow access to 55+ live event feeds, including Eurosport 1 and 2 as well as Eurosport pop-up channels 3-9.

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