Jamaica world record breaking relay team (L) Asafa Powell, Michael Frater, Nesta Carter and Usain Bolt

Jamaica, led by double sprint world record holder Usain Bolt, destroyed America’s long standing men’s 4x100m record of 37.40 on August 24.

Backed by Bolt’s stunning third leg and Powell’s devastating anchor leg, Jamaica, led off by Nesta Carter to Michael Frater, struck in 37.10 seconds.

Trinidad and Tobago finished second in 38.06, ahead of Japan 38.15.

"I expected to go 36sec, but next time around,” promised Powell.

The plan, according to Powell, was to give Bolt his third world record.

"It's just a great feeling. I came out here tonight to push myself and help Usain on his course for his third gold and three world records.

"I just went out there with Jamaica on my mind and the excitement," he added.

Bolt was over ecstatic and could not find words to explain his feelings.

"I cannot explain the feeling. It's just great...You cannot explain the feeling after having the greatest Olympic ever."

"Awesome, awesome feeling," was how Frater described the victory and the world record run.

Carter, who described his feeling as 'wonderful', said they were determined to win for the girls after they failed to finish.

"We went out there with the intention to lift the girls up after their misfortune," he explained.

The women's team of Shelly-Ann Fraser, Sherone Simpson, Kerron Stewart and Veronica Campbell-Brown, failed to finish after a mishap on the second exchange as Stewart failed in her attempts to collect the baton from Simpson. Russia won the event in 42.31 ahead of Belgium, who had a national record 42.54.

Meanwhile, the women’s 4x400m team of Shericka Williams, Sherefa Lloyd, Rosemarie White and Novlene Williams, on August 23, took bronze in a season best 3:20.40.

United States won the event in a season best 3:18.54 ahead of Russia 3:18.82.

Novlene believes United States and Russia were just better than them on the day. “There are two teams better than us, but we are satisfied with our bronze medal,” she said.

Shericka added to Novlene’s comment: “They are very strong teams and they have good runners. “We tried our best. We got bronze and we can not complain,” she added.

The men’s team of Michael Blackwood, Ricardo Chambers, Sanjay Ayre and Lansford Spence, finished eighth in 3:01.45. The event went to United States in an Olympic record ? 2:55.39.