Great Britain and Germany came in second and third respectively. The women’s 4x100m relay are Olympic champions. As the women were celebrating their gold medal, the U.S. men's team extended its drought to 20 years without a medal in the Olympic 4x100 relay.

Christian Coleman, who was part of the botched baton handoff that led to the U.S. men's disqualification from the 4x100 relay, told reporters in Paris that the team "had the speed" to win, but couldn't put it together when it counted. "It's a little disappointing, especially for America, because we wanted to bring it home," Coleman said.

France, Japan and Great Britain all finished within one-hundredth of a second together in the World Relays final, suggesting that any could emerge as a threat to make the Olympic final, but Japan then took a step forward at the Diamond League meeting in London on 20 July by running 38.07, the fifth-fastest time this year.