Sprint: The World's Fastest Humans (2024) s02e04 Episode Script
Going For Gold: Part 2
1
[boom]
[crowd cheering]
[boom]
[commentator] The lineup for this final
is ridiculous. It's so good.
[boom]
[commentator] With the eyes
of the entire planet upon them,
they stand like giants among men.
Which one is about to conquer all?
[boom]
[Kishane] I want accolades.
I want the gold.
[Noah] I want to be
the fastest man in the world.
[Oblique] I'm just out there doing
my thing. I want to go out there and win.
[Marcell] You are in the Olympic final.
You have to go to 200%.
[Fred] Time to show up.
Shit about to get real.
[commentator] At last, we are ready.
[suspenseful music playing]
[commentator] Nerves are sure
to be jangling.
[heartbeat]
[gunshot]
[crowd roars]
[commentator 2] Out quick, Lamont Jacobs.
[commentator] Good start from Kerley.
Kishane Thompson's got a bit to do.
[Kishane] I know what I'm capable of.
I have to be disciplined.
[commentator] It's taken Lyles
a while to get into his running.
[Noah] I know people
are already gonna count me out.
[commentator 3] Lyles has been left
a little bit.
[commentator 2] Thompson
starts to wind up!
Kerley's going with him!
[commentator] Thompson's
exploding down the track.
[Kishane] I'm going for it.
I can win it all.
[commentator] Lyles coming fast
on the outside.
[Noah] I'm 90 meters out.
I'm going faster and faster.
I think I have to lean for this.
[commentator] This is quick.
This is really quick.
Can the Jamaican do it?
Come on. Come on. Come on.
[commentator] It's so, so close!
Unbelievable!
Who has got this?
Kishane Thompson thinks
he has done it by a whisker.
Lyles was coming fast on the outside.
I think the Jamaican has just done enough.
The result is still unconfirmed.
Thompson just about got it,
I think, from Noah Lyles.
Never seen a finish this close.
It's close. It's very close.
[Noah] Did I win this?
Did Kishane win this?
I think you got that one.
Come on, man!
Come on, man!
[Kishane] It's close, but I should win.
[commentator] People are standing up.
Everybody's waiting.
Who has got this?
[announcer] Noah Lyles!
[cheering]
[cheers]
Oh shit.
[commentator] Noah Lyles,
the king of sprinting,
at last is an Olympic champion.
America!
I told you! I got this!
[commentator 2] 9.79.
Noah Lyles takes that title
by five thousandths of a second!
[Kishane] It shook my existence.
I deserved to win,
but it's an unpredictable sport.
[commentator 2] What a run by Noah Lyles.
He leaps into the history books.
[indistinct yelling]
[Noah] It's been 20 years
since the men's 100-meter champion
has come from the US.
It's just been Jamaica constantly,
and I brought it back.
I brought it back to the US.
You're so amazing!
[commentator 4] Lyles has overcome
so much, and he sealed the deal.
You're so amazing.
[Noah] You can say whatever you want
about a world champion. Olympic champion.
You stuck with me for four years, baby!
[laughs]
[clicking]
[boom]
[boom]
[swoosh]
[commentator] Wow. What a night.
Fred Kerley takes bronze.
His second Olympic medal.
[crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA!
[commentator] Marcell Jacobs,
he finishes fifth.
[commentator 2] He got
an unbelievably quick start,
but he's not to be a two-time champion.
[commentator] Oblique Seville pulled up
at the end. He finishes eighth.
I mean, you can't do any better than that.
Olympic champion. I mean
Unbelievable.
Let me get down here and try to find him.
Noah.
Oh man!
[both laugh]
[Noah laughing]
[Noah] Olympic champion!
We're Olympic champions, man!
Fam!
Gosh, that was hard!
Oh man.
Let's get going. We gotta get out of here.
Yeah, we gotta get outta here.
- [cheering]
- [man] Yeah!
[laughing]
Oh shit, man.
Goddamn!
Yeah, baby! Appreciate it.
I feel like it was good. Hey.
It came out to the dip.
That's probably one
of the most beautiful races I've been in
in a long ass time.
Hey, whoever had the best dip
and can lean the best.
[Fred] Not too many people can say
they've been around
the best of the best in the world.
But for me, the work is not done.
I still have more in the tank.
I feel like my season
just started at the Olympic Games.
[Michael] It's different for each athlete
in terms of how they react psychologically
to a defeat.
For some athletes, it's tough.
Your blocks let you down.
Hmm?
Your blocks let you down.
[Kishane] Everyone wants to win,
but end of the day, everybody can't win.
It is just part of life
and a truth that you gotta understand.
I tried to do my best.
9.85, good one, but not enough.
But see you.
[Dennis] In this sport,
you're only as good
as your last championship performance.
- No, I, uh I
- Kenny.
You tied up on the end. Okay?
But, dude, you was in that bad boy.
- You were in it.
- [crying]
Okay?
We're gonna be back, man.
We're gonna be back.
[poignant music playing]
Okay? You got me?
Dude, this is nothing
to hold your head down over, Kenny.
Okay?
We got 24 hours, man.
We gotta get back in this game, man.
And that's where you play.
- You got me? They got this one.
- Mm-hmm.
We gotta give it to them.
Okay, but we need
to get ready for tomorrow.
You understand me?
We can't carry this into tomorrow, son.
- [Kenny] Yes, sir.
- You got me?
Now, let's tighten up.
Hey, you do not want your competitors
to see you with your head down.
- Win, lose, or draw.
- Mm-hmm.
You understand?
Dude, this your first big fight.
Can you give yourself some credit?
[sniffles]
- I'm tired of losing.
- Kenny, come on, man.
[music fades]
[boom]
Mama made a competitor ♪
[boom]
From day one, I've been ready ♪
And I stand down at nothing ♪
I set the stage
The battle, it starts now ♪
[commentator] So after the drama
of the 100,
here we go with double the distance.
Such a brilliant event, the 200.
So many people full of admiration
for the manner
in which Lyles looked in the 100,
beating everybody in his path.
'Cause I was born to win ♪
- [man] Yo, what's up, bro?
- Congratulations.
Massively awesome. So much fun to watch.
- I'm glad you enjoyed it.
- Oh man. It was a
I think I was on the ride
just as much as everybody else.
[man 2] It was fantastic, man.
[Noah] Coming off the 100,
I'm just proud of myself.
"Olympic 100-meter champion."
It's very nice to hear.
[Noah] I hit a million followers!
- No way!
- Yeah, I finally hit a million.
There we go. There we go.
[Noah] Coming into the 200 meters,
this is definitely
the race I feel I want the most.
The 100 meter was to prove
that I am the fastest man in the world.
The 200, this is my race.
- Congrats, man.
- I appreciate it.
Real proud of you and everything
you've been able to accomplish.
Hey, bro. We're only
we only one-third done.
[funky music playing]
[Noah] We're all competitive.
Letsile Tebogo, he's a young kid,
and he got a lot of talent.
I'm not too worried about him.
This year, Kenny's looking
really good in the 200 meter.
[woman] Think he has a chance?
[Noah] Everybody got a chance
to get second.
[laughs]
[Kenny] This is kind of what we're doing.
Flash design on the side for the Olympics.
Something simple.
I'm Kenneth Bednarek, Kung Fu Kenny,
and this is about me.
I'm one of
the fastest sprinters in the world.
So far, for the past couple years,
I've been more of a 200 guy.
I got big goals this year,
and I'm gonna get it done.
In the 100 meters,
I didn't live up to my expectation.
I knew that I should've been there.
The 100 meters was just devastating.
It was just a mental screwup on my part.
Sometimes you crash and burn,
and that's what pretty much happened.
[clippers buzzing]
But right now, it's just
a matter of focusing on the 200 race.
You know, just learn
from my mistakes and get better.
Winning the Olympic gold could help me
find out more about myself, my heritage,
and my biological brothers
and sisters that I've had.
They're out there somewhere,
and maybe winning this gold medal
could help me find that out,
find where they're at.
I was a a troubled kid.
My birth parents
put me and my brother up for adoption
at the age of four.
So me and him were
through foster home to foster home.
We didn't know what was happening,
and then eventually the mom I have today
adopted me and my brother.
My mom is my number one fan.
I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her.
For me, track was a a way to,
I guess, escape my my worries.
That's where I felt most free,
so from day one,
when I would step on the track
and the gun goes off
[gunshot]
that's where I most feel alive.
[uplifting music playing]
[Kenny] This is the only thing I have
so far of, like, my heritage.
So it says I'm West African,
then 75.9% Nigerian.
Then it goes down
to, like, the smaller details.
I know I have siblings out there.
I mean, I got my twin brother, Ian,
but before we were adopted,
I had two brothers and one sister.
Like, I remember them.
I don't remember their names,
but I remember being with them.
You know, the media
hasn't really paid attention to me
as much as everybody else,
but if I win, I'm not, like,
trying to make it happen,
but it would be cool just to find, like,
"Hey, like, this is, you know,
a brother of mine that's biological
or, you know, a sister of mine."
[man] This is the biggest stage,
biggest opportunity for you. You're ready.
It's time to get the job done
and change my life.
[Kenny] All the work has been put in.
Noah and Tebogo,
both of them are fierce competitors.
But yeah, I know what I need to do to win.
The only thing really stopping me is this.
Tell me if it's good for you.
That's perfect.
Wasn't for this ring ♪
But the mindset of a champion ♪
That I stand a chance
And I'm searching for this feeling ♪
'Cause I got ♪
[Dennis] Kenny is a very, very gifted
and talented individual.
That feeling that we had last night?
We don't wanna throw it out there today.
As a coach, I have a different
relationship with all my athletes.
With Kenny,
I feel like that father figure.
What I want you to focus on
is your execution.
What I tell you to do, I want you
to follow those instructions to the T,
every single race.
- Got me? Can we make that connection?
- Mm-hmm. Yep.
All right. Let's go, baby.
He really depends on,
you know, my knowledge as a coach
to make himself better.
Kenny and Noah,
they're fierce competitors.
[commentator] Noah Lyles
moving away from Bednarek.
The defending champion
is storming to victory!
It's Noah Lyles! He win it!
Bednarek second!
[commentator 2] Bednarek challenging,
but Lyles, so strong over the last 40,
gets him by the best part of a meter.
[Dennis] Noah's got the best of us so far,
but Kenny knows what he needs to do
to race Noah and beat him.
[curious music playing]
No red cone on this one.
[whistle toots]
We got too many water bottles.
Was that yours,
or was that mine that you drank?
All right, then. [chuckles]
- [Junelle] Huh?
- [Noah] Uh
- You can have some.
- Control the aggression. Keep patience.
All right.
- The power.
- You don't got Covid, do you? [laughs]
- I don't think so.
- [laughs]
I don't think I have Covid.
[commentator] We turn our attention
to 200 meters.
This is a cracking lineup. It really is.
A lot of interest in Letsile Tebogo.
And Kung Fu Kenny. Here we go.
[commentator 2] The 100-meter champion,
Noah Lyles.
[announcer] Set.
[gunshot]
[commentator 2] Bednarek
comes out strong off the curve.
[commentator] Tebogo going well.
[commentator 2] Now Lyles
showing his class.
[commentator] No problem for Tebogo.
What an excellent run that was.
[commentator 2] Bednarek coming back
strong after the Olympic 100 final.
["Lame" playing]
[lyrics in French]
[commentator] Bonjour, everybody,
and welcome to day four of the athletics
from Stade de France, the stadium
where Olympic dreams are realized,
in the 33rd Summer Olympics in Paris.
Hi. [chuckles]
I'm well. [chuckles]
We're rushing a little this morning,
but I got my coffee, so
- Oh, hi!
- [chuckles]
[woman] I see you were on Sprint.
Yeah.
That's so cute! [laughs]
[Allyson] Coming into the 200 meters,
I think Gabby Thomas
is in a really great position
to get the gold medal.
She's confident, and I also think
she's stepping into her own.
She's ready for this moment.
[determined music playing]
[Tonja] Just focus on mechanics and form.
That's it.
[Gabby] At this point,
winning an Olympic gold medal
is my only focus.
I'm envisioning the stadium.
I'm envisioning everyone around me.
I'm envisioning how I'm gonna feel.
You need to know what's gonna happen
before it happens.
You need to believe it's gonna happen
before it happens.
And that's part of that little
one percent edge that you need.
But it's not just about me.
Everyone's striving for excellence.
It's very cutthroat.
I mean,
people are fighting for milliseconds.
Those rivalries are very real,
and they're really intense,
but that's just the way it is.
You really don't know who'll win gold.
- I think this is everything.
- [Julien laughs]
[Allyson] Julien Alfred
is definitely a dark horse,
but I mean, to be this young
and her first time on this Olympic stage,
doing the double would be incredible.
Right now, I am running off
of two hours of sleep and some coffee.
And broken nails.
[Allyson] And then there's
Shericka Jackson.
The 200 is the race
where she is most dominant
and really seems in a class of her own.
So those three matching up,
I think, is gonna be really a great race.
[suspenseful music playing]
These bees, man
Look at this, man. Sh.
[gentle music playing]
[Shericka] I have not gotten
an Olympic gold medal yet,
and I definitely want
to add one of those to my name.
The stakes are very, very high
when it comes to Olympic Games
'cause everybody wants
to win a gold medal for their country.
[Allyson] Shericka is a special talent.
But I think in the back
of everyone's mind, we're wondering,
"How healthy is she?"
[Stephen] Well, the news
about Shericka in Jamaica.
She not competing in the 100 meter
has been shocking to a lot of people.
She was expected to win a medal for us.
Remember at the last Olympic Games
in Tokyo, Jamaica won nine medals,
and this year,
Shericka is probably our best shot
at getting that gold medal.
I hope that she will come good
and do it for us in the 200 meters.
[Shericka] There's
a slight upper discomfort me feel.
[indistinct chatter on phone]
[man] All right, Coach.
She say there's a slight discomfort.
[Allyson] Everyone was really in shock
when Shericka withdrew from the 100
to focus her energy on the 200.
She is turning 30 years old.
The time is now
for her to get that Olympic gold medal.
She has said before that she wouldn't feel
complete without it.
Bonjour. Heat 3?
- Yeah.
- Just check in here.
All right, girl. Let's go.
[boom]
[commentator] The women's 200 meter.
Six of those heats.
[suspenseful music playing]
Go, Heath!
[commentator] There's the Olympic champion
for what now? Twelve hours?
[announcer] Set.
[gunshot]
[commentator] And look at Julien Alfred.
[commentator 2] So, so powerful.
[cheering]
[gunshot]
[commentator] Gabby Thomas
flying right there.
Stress-free running.
Last call. Last call for heat three.
200 meter women.
Last call, heat three.
[commentator] Heat three ready
to be on the track here.
[tense music playing]
[man] Shericka Jackson, Jamaica.
We are waiting for you in the call room.
[Shericka crying]
[emotional music playing]
Uh
[man] Shericka Jackson.
Mrs. Shericka Jackson from Jamaica.
[man] Are you okay, Shericka?
- She's
- What's happening?
She's injured.
Okay, thanks.
[commentator] Oh my.
We just find out
that the great Jamaican athlete,
Shericka Jackson,
has decided that she will not run.
[somber music playing]
[Shericka] My emotions are just
all over the place from disappointment.
And I know what I was capable of.
Despite never making it at this Olympics,
I am one of the best.
I am among the best,
and I want to prove that.
Hurdles fall. It doesn't mean
it's forever down, you know?
You get up,
but it's very difficult to deal with.
Um, I'm hearing that Shericka did not race
just now on my phone.
I don't know what that means for her.
But I can't worry about her.
I have a new Caribbean girl
to worry about. [laughs]
[energetic music playing]
[commentator] Okay.
Semifinals for the men's 200 meters.
[in Setswana] I'm a bit scared.
[man] Your heart
is probably beating out of your chest!
[boom]
[commentator in English] Top two
coming back for the final.
[commentator 2] In eight, Letsile Tebogo.
He has not smiled a great deal.
He is here on a business trip.
[Letsile] They say I am too playful,
but when it's business, it's business.
[commentator 2] Here in lane six,
Noah Lyles.
The 100-meter champion.
[suspenseful music playing]
[gunshot]
[commentator 2] Let's see how much of this
that Noah Lyles leads.
Tebogo running really well.
Look at him come off the curve.
Tebogo has got the lead.
Noah Lyles, he's not gonna catch him.
[commentator] Tebogo in first.
Noah Lyles in second place.
Tebogo is bidding to become
the first African man to win this title.
He's a big danger in that final.
A big, big danger.
[uplifting music playing]
[whistles] Let's go. Stadium.
Stadium. Stadium. Let's go.
Kasarani Stadium. Let's go.
[laughs]
[man] Bye, boss.
Uh, my name is Letsile Tebogo.
I am an athlete from Botswana.
This is my third year out of school,
so it hasn't really clicked
for me that I'm an Olympian.
But that's the goal.
To take over the world
as African sprinters.
Letsile Tebogo of Botswana.
This guy's a complete sprinter.
He can run the one, the two, and the four.
He finished sixth
in the Olympic 100-meter final,
but could Tebogo be
the Olympic champion in the 200 in Paris?
Abso-freaking-lutely 'cause I think
the 200 might be his better event.
[cheering]
[commentator] Tebogo's gone
very, very hard on the outside.
A blockbuster finish in Budapest.
Tebogo, a brilliant bronze.
[Letsile] When I went to Budapest,
that's where everything clicked for me.
That was my biggest championship.
The stadium was full of people.
- [camera clicks]
- My mom, she's just all smiles.
The tears of joy
were rolling down her cheeks.
I was the happiest human being ever.
I'm so proud
that he put Africa on the map.
It's Africa before Botswana,
so we are really thrilled.
[whistle toots]
[man] For Letsile, it's a big year.
After the medals
at the World Championships,
everyone expects him
to either match that or better that.
It's his first Olympics.
He is 21. He wasn't there in Tokyo.
He didn't qualify. He was still a boy.
Preparations have been going on,
but we had a bit of a hurdle.
We just lost, uh, I think,
two, three weeks of not training,
you know, because of my mom's death.
Sometime in late April,
that's when the the sickness started.
[somber music playing]
When it happened,
it just took over everything from me.
[somber music continues]
It's really difficult
for me to move forward.
The main goal for me at the Olympics
is running in the name of my mom.
That's where
the the the dedication comes in.
[suspenseful music playing]
I am always wary of an athlete
who is dealing
with something tragic in his or her life.
'Cause sometimes that can be
all the motivation they need
to summon something
that they have not produced before,
and that can be a dangerous athlete.
[Letsile] In the 200,
that's where the opportunity is.
You know, it's it's wide open.
That's where I believe, uh,
the medal is gonna come in from.
[music fades]
[man] Tell them what happened. Confess.
What's up? I almost missed
my practice day today.
Shame! Shame!
Dennis knock on the door.
I'm like, "Who is knocking on my door?"
Then I see it's Dennis. I went, "Oh shit."
Hey, it couldn't be but one of two people.
Either me or your girlfriend.
Kenny, the world
is gonna see the real you.
"Kenny sleeps in. Why can't I sleep in?"
"Kenny sleeps in,
and he's an Olympic champion."
[laughs]
[mysterious music playing]
Noah's not here.
[ominous music playing]
I don't know. I don't
He's not I don't see him here.
[phone chimes]
I'm like, "Good morning,
Olympic champion."
[phone chimes]
He texts me, "I have Covid."
Then I'm like, "Oh gosh."
[Noah] It's Covid.
Of course, I'm like, "Dang." Like
[chuckles]
"God, what's going on?" [laughs]
Like, I, uh
I I thought we we had prepped, you know?
I thought I had prepared for everything.
[phone chimes]
[phone chimes]
[phone chimes]
In that moment,
everything just went spiraling out.
[chuckles]
[boom]
[eerie, ambient music playing]
[Lance] No negative thoughts.
Just do what we do.
You got me?
- [Noah] I got you.
- [Lance] All right. Junelle?
- [Lance] Yeah, I got you.
- [Lance] Okay.
[Noah] I can't tell anybody.
I don't wanna give my competition
the idea that,
you know, they could beat me now
because I'm sick.
I want to go in with everybody believing
that this is Noah,
and this is the Noah
that you faced every other year.
Sorry, you guys are too close.
Uh
It's just being precautious.
Yeah, nobody wants
to get anything before a big meet.
I'm always under the belief
that, you know, God does things
for a purpose and a reason.
I have been sick before.
I've foughten through sickness.
I'd be very upset with myself
if I didn't at least take the first chance
of saying, "Maybe I can run through this."
[boom]
[energetic music playing]
I'm freaking out.
I'm freaking out right now. I
Oh my God. This doesn't feel real.
[chuckles]
I know that I'm capable,
and I know what I can do.
'Cause I know that I can win.
I'm gonna be mentally strong.
I'm gonna go out there and compete hard,
and whatever happens, happens.
- [woman] Good luck, Gabby!
- [Gabby] Thank you.
[Julien] I definitely feel hungry
for another medal.
It would mean a lot to win the double.
How your body feel?
- [Julien] It feels good.
- [Flo] Okay, yeah. Ready?
- Yeah.
- [Flo] You said you wanted to make me cry.
No [chuckles]
- I'm gonna try today.
- [Flo] Yeah, you'll try.
I feel like I'm doing it for myself.
I'm also doing it for my coach,
who has sacrificed
so much for me to get to this level.
- I wanna see me cry.
- [Julien] You wanna see you cry?
- [chuckles]
- [Flo] You need that 200.
It's not gonna come easy,
but I'm ready for the challenge.
- Let's see if you listened to your coach.
- [Julien] Okay.
[Flo speak indistinctly]
- [Julien] Yeah.
- Let's finish this. I want this one, okay?
[cheering and applause]
[commentator] And now comes
the climax of the evening,
and what a climax this is going to be.
[boom]
[commentator 2] Clearly at the top,
Julien Alfred and Gabby Thomas.
[Gabby] Anyone is capable
of winning any race at any given time.
It comes down to the mentality of it.
I'm really hungry.
I want my gold medal now.
[Julien] As long as I do
the exact same thing that I just did,
nobody can stop me.
[cheering]
[announcer] Olympic bronze medalist
in 2021 for USA,
Gabby Thomas!
Whoo!
[announcer] For Saint Lucia,
Julien Alfred!
[cheering]
[commentator 2] Fastest woman
in the world.
[commentator] The question is,
can she beat Gabby Thomas?
[mysterious music playing]
[Gabby] When I am actually at the line,
nothing else exists to me
except for my lane on that track.
[announcer 2] On your marks.
[Julien] My hands are shaking.
There's a medal on the line.
Focus on just my lane.
Focus on what I have to do,
and think about execution.
[announcer 2] Set.
Come on, y'all. Come on, girl.
[gunshot]
[commentator 2] The silence broken
with the gun,
as they explode out of the blocks.
She looks great.
That's right where we want it.
[commentator 2] Julien Alfred
big on the curve.
Gabby Thomas is going
to have to chase her down.
Come on, baby! Come on, baby!
[Gabby] Every hardship, every practice,
every race and competition
all was leading up to this.
Yes, Gabby!
[commentator 2] Thomas will come
to the final 100 ahead.
[Julien] You don't just get here.
You have to make sacrifices.
You never know what's gonna happen.
[cheering]
[dramatic music playing]
[Gabby] Oh my gosh.
I I cannot believe that this happened.
[cheering]
[uplifting music playing]
[Gabby] That's when it clicks
that I did it. I'm an Olympic champion.
[commentator 2] Julien Alfred,
a second medal for Saint Lucia.
Brittany Brown, the American,
across in third.
But the glory and the gold
go to that woman,
Gabby Thomas.
[dramatic music playing]
[cheering]
[Gabby squeals]
[Spencer] Congratulations.
You fucking did it. Gold medal.
Good job, baby.
I'm so proud of you.
Good job, baby.
[Gabby] It's something
that I wanted so badly.
And it just happened.
It's the best moment of my life.
[bell ringing]
[laughing]
You show 'em.
[Gabby] I can't believe it.
- What it feel like?
- Doesn't feel real.
It feels like a dream. It it really does.
I know, like, I earned it.
I know that, but
I feel great, actually.
The goal was to come out with two gold,
but, you know, I'm still happy.
Um, happy for my coach.
I finished strong, my first Olympic Games,
and gave my country two medals.
Uh, made my country's name known.
I got to put them, like, on the map
and give them, um, Olympic recognition.
I'm done.
[poignant music playing]
She can hear you.
[Gabby] Hello?
Gabby, this is one of your big fans,
Snoop Dogg. Congratulations.
Oh my God! [laughs]
Thank you, Snoop.
You got all three of the 200 ladies here.
Who is this?
[chuckles] She said, "Who's this?"
[Snoop] Great job, ladies.
Great job. Way to go.
Thank you.
- Snoop Dogg?
- Snoop Dogg!
[Snoop] Y'all made me proud.
- Thank you.
- Thanks, Snoop.
- Thanks, Snoop.
- [laughing]
They gotta go to drug testing.
Girl, you're so funny.
- I really wanted to make you proud
- I'm proud.
- You spent so long away from my family.
- No, girl.
Winning doesn't make me proud.
It's just you.
You could've quit.
You wanted to several times.
- Especially this year.
- You would've never got to this moment.
- Yeah.
- You know what I mean?
And all the doubters,
and all the shit that happened.
- Yeah.
- So, no.
You don't have to win to make me proud.
- I'm just glad you've taken me along.
- [Julien] Thank you so much.
Now we get a day to chill.
You think you'll have a glass of wine?
Yeah, okay. [chuckles]
Glass of champagne!
[laughs]
Glass of champagne to celebrate!
[boom]
[energetic music playing]
[commentator] You thought the 100
was exciting? Wait till you see the 200.
It's gonna be electrifying.
We're gonna see some of
the greatest human feats we've ever seen.
[commentator 2] Lyles for the double,
but is there a question mark
because Tebogo looked
absolutely phenomenal in the semifinal.
[Letsile] Going into that final,
I think of my mom.
That feeling of missing her
because there are a lot of hurdles,
ups and downs of being an athlete
that we went through together.
EST.
Elizabeth Seratiwa Tebogo.
My mom's names.
But I'm not I'm not the favorite.
The king of 200 meter is Noah Lyles.
[Lance] If we've got time,
we'll get one more in.
[Noah] I'm definitely not 100%.
I have no idea what's gonna happen.
Despite what's going on,
I can still push through.
Despite the challenge.
That just fuels my fire.
Hey, man.
You know we train in Florida,
right? We're firemen.
You know that?
We ain't scared of the heat.
We ain't scared of nobody
making no sparks, no nothing.
Everybody wanna make fire,
but nobody want to put the fire out,
you know.
Bro, put the fire out.
Control that shit. All right?
Control that shit.
[Kenny] I gotta make sure to stay
in my flow state,
and I should be good to go.
All the work has been done,
so there's nothing for me to worry about.
I'm just ready to tear up the track.
[in Setswana] It is what it is.
I mean, these guys are really fit.
No, we've got this, man.
[in English] Got you, brother.
I'd like to see a double gold.
You hear me? Let's do it.
- Get after it.
- [Noah] Oh yeah.
Spirit animal right there.
- It's time to be you, you understand?
- Mm-hmm.
No more, no less than you.
- Okay? You're all you need tonight.
- Mm-hmm.
- You got me?
- Yep.
Go in there, execute your fucking race,
and put the pressure on them.
No pressure on you.
You got me? Let's go have some fun.
[Noah] Almost all my life,
I've had to fight through asthma.
I had to fight through allergies,
sickness. Constantly.
And here I am again, at the highest level,
and it was thrown at me again.
If you want to obtain the impossible,
the hardest,
you have to believe, no matter what,
there's gonna be a will and a way.
[boom]
[commentator] It's time
for the men's 200-meter Olympic final.
[announcer] From USA, Kenny Bednarek!
[cheering]
[woman] Come on, Kenny!
- You got this. You're ready.
- You got it. You've worked all year.
[announcer] From Botswana, Letsile Tebogo!
[intriguing music playing]
[commentator] But they will all
have to contend
with the man who makes
his entrances like no other.
[cheering]
[Noah] I had to come out running.
If I didn't come out running,
I wasn't gonna find the energy that I need
for the biggest fight of my life.
[Kenny] This is my race.
I know what I need to do
to get the job done.
I'm just gonna let my feet do the talking.
[Letsile] The sun will rise and give me
the blessings to take over the world.
Now is the beginning of a great dance.
[Noah] I remember
finally getting on the line
and just saying, "Thank you, God.
Thank you, God."
[announcer 2] On your marks.
[Noah] They call "On your marks."
[Noah] To be honest,
my mind kind of just goes blank.
[swoosh]
[announcer 2] Set.
[gunshot]
[crowd roars]
[commentator] What a roar.
What an occasion.
[energetic music playing]
[commentator] Kenny Bednarek
is into the lead around that bend.
- Come on, Kenny. You gotta go!
- [cheering]
Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!
[commentator] Lyles needs
to mount his charge now.
But look at Tebogo!
[Letsile] My mom
is just waiting for me at the finish line.
I'm coming for that gold medal.
[commentator] He's going to make history!
The first African man to win this title!
[dramatic music playing]
[cheering]
[commentator] We very, very rarely
see Lyles lose over 200 meters.
The pressure. The weight of expectation.
Maybe this time, even for him,
it was a step too far psychologically.
This time, Lyles had no answer.
[crowd cheering]
[commentator] Letsile Tebogo
has done it for Botswana,
and he's done it for his mother.
[Letsile] My mom,
she was just there to guide me,
just to show me the right path.
I knew I was carrying,
uh, her body on my back,
because she has been carrying me
throughout my entire life.
[commentator] Seratiwa,
his mom, would be so proud.
[Letsile] Against all odds, I did it.
As an Olympic champion,
I live with a happy smile, you know.
I did it!
[uplifting music playing]
[commentator] A great effort
from Bednarek.
A silver here in Paris.
[Sharmila] I'm happy he beat Noah.
I love Noah, but he be trash talking
my baby, so, Noah Lyles, sh!
[Kenny] I did beat Noah,
but I still didn't accomplish
what I wanted.
I didn't get the gold.
But then my mom was just ecstatic.
She was overwhelmed with happiness.
[Mary Ann laughs]
Oh, you don't know how I cried at this.
[kisses] Oh! Yippee!
Oh, God bless.
- And you did great against, you know
- [Kenny] I almost had it.
- You did! You did good! You did good!
- [Kenny] That close!
Yes, get it next time.
[Kenny] When I was a kid, I always said
I was gonna be an Olympian and then,
you know, the fact
that I'm actually an Olympian
and she's actually there to witness it,
I mean, yeah,
it's just it's just an amazing feeling.
[Mary Ann crying]
[woman] Glasses off.
[Kenny] You know,
she was crying, giving me a hug.
So that that was just
a special moment between me and her.
[Dennis] You know,
this is the Olympics, man.
This is the best in the world.
Like, planetary.
Not, like, countries.
This is the best on the planet.
So if you're going for gold
and you get silver or bronze,
you're still in good company, man.
Still in good company.
[tense music playing]
[commentator 2] Noah Lyles
didn't have quite the same pop.
[Junelle] I was sitting there
with Ms. Keisha, and we're holding hands.
We were just praying.
We saw him go down,
and that's where,
like, all the panicking started.
[Noah] I just get
a strong pain in my chest,
and it literally feels
like my muscles are ripping.
And I just I had to go to the ground,
'cause I couldn't breathe.
[commentator 2] As we look, you wonder
if there's something with him
physically here that is not the same.
[man] Is he okay?
He's sick.
Yeah, I mean, he's been sick for two days.
[man speaks indistinctly]
Yeah.
They're just doing the most.
[Noah] So the race
didn't go exactly to plan,
but that bronze medal means so much to me
because I feel it encapsulates
my childhood in that one medal.
The fight I had to go through
as a young kid
is the same challenge I had to go through
at the Olympics as an adult.
And being able to say, "Despite this,
I'm still going to go after my dream."
I got third.
Huh.
I got third with Covid. [chuckles]
I'm pretty amazing. [chuckles]
[Junelle] I said he did good,
because even 3:00 a.m. last night,
I had to be touching him,
the way he was coughing.
[Noah coughs]
Thanks, baby.
["Bonny and Clyde" by BROLY playing]
[lyrics in French]
Good morning!
4x1!
[Fred yells]
[Allyson] Coming off the drama of the 200
is the relays.
We all get excited for this, you know.
For the athletes who missed out on gold
in their individual event, um,
the relay is huge.
You know, it's an opportunity
to get that first gold medal ever.
[woman] Be aggressive. Push the stick
through the hand from the shoulder
through the elbow. Stable wrist.
Here we go!
Set. Go!
Push! Push! Push! Push! Push!
[Allyson] In the women's 4x1,
there's Gabby Thomas,
but also, Dennis Mitchell
has three members from his training group.
Here we go!
Come on. Ho! Ho!
Use those arms, Melissa. Use those arms!
He has Sha'Carri Richardson.
He has Melissa Jefferson.
And he has TeeTee Terry.
[TeeTee] To leave Paris with a gold medal
and be able to call myself
an Olympic gold medalist,
it would definitely mean a lot.
[panting]
[Allyson] But it is not easy.
You go from being
fierce competitors with someone.
You have to now come together
and be teammates.
- [Gabby] That was so good.
- [Mechelle] It was good. Yeah.
TeeTee, I like how you kept running.
Whoo!
[Mechelle] Yeah,
that's what I'm talking about.
Gabby, that was all you needed to do,
was fix that damn stance.
It's honestly kind of weird
just the way we compete
against each other all season
and then have to come together
and be a team.
[Mechelle] Push! Push! Push! Push! Push!
[Gabby] The other three girls
train together in Florida,
so they kind of had that that chemistry.
[Mechelle] Okay, so two things on that.
Gabby, you just literally missed her hand.
So, Sha'Carri, don't move.
[Sha'Carri] Don't move, okay.
- I started feeling for it.
- [Mechelle] Don't move.
- [Sha'Carri] Okay.
- [Mechelle] Okay?
[Ato] In recent memory,
the US relay has been plagued at times
by some big blunders.
They've dropped the baton
in the Olympics in 2008.
[commentator] Real disappointment
for the USA.
[Ato] When both teams
did not make the final.
Hugely disappointing there.
And this year,
we all know how the US men 4x1 turned out.
[commentator 2] That was a terrible
exchange between Coleman and Bednarek,
and their aspirations are over.
[Ato] It's one of the beautiful things
about the relay.
You can have the four
fastest men or women on the planet.
If you do not properly pass that baton,
you will lose.
[commentator] We're gearing up for
a grandstand finish at the 33rd Olympiad.
You can tell we're getting to the end
'cause we've got the relays.
[yells]
- [woman yells]
- [woman 2 yells]
[Mechelle] Pressure's here.
You wanna win, you know?
You want it to go right.
You want the zones to go well.
Athletes are used to
thinking about what works for them,
and the relay is just that one time
that you have to change that mindset
and bring everybody
to what works best for the team.
And if we just come together,
we can do what we came here to do.
- [Gabby] 3 to 4, you wanna do tape?
- [Mechelle] All right, let's go.
TeeTee, we gotta be in the call room.
You got your water?
[Sha'Carri] I know what we're capable of.
It's just a matter of trusting each other
and getting clean exchanges
around the track.
[Melissa] You focusing on your job,
you have to also trust that everyone else
is gonna do their job as well.
[Gabby] Everybody is very determined
to get a gold medal.
Sha'Carri Richardson,
especially after that 100.
I mean, a gold medal
would probably mean everything to her.
[Mechelle] All right, real quick.
Be the best first leg out there,
be the best second in the world,
be the best third leg in the world,
be the best fourth leg in the world,
and we'll be the best 4x1 in the world.
- In the world.
- [Mechelle] All right? Here.
Execute on three. Here we go.
Execute on three. Execute on me.
- One, two, three. Execute!
- Execute!
[Dennis] We're prepared, and we're ready
for this Olympic final.
The disappointment of losing
a race that you wanted
would be a tough pill to swallow.
And I think
the toughest thing about the Olympics
is you gotta wait
four years to do it again.
All of our marbles are in the relay.
So they gotta get that medal.
You know, they they gotta get that medal.
[commentator] We turn our attention
to this incredible showdown.
Olympic drama
like we have never seen before.
Everybody cannot wait to begin.
[commentator 2] And what a track event
it will be.
It's exciting. There are thrills.
There are spills.
And there's a little baton
that you gotta get around there.
It's the women's 4x1.
[boom]
[energetic music playing]
[Melissa] This is a chance
to take the gold medal home.
Best believe I'm there.
I'm gonna step up and get the job done.
[commentator 2] TeeTee Terry.
[TeeTee] Standing on the line,
I'm not gonna let the baton fall.
I don't want to be the one
that's responsible for messing up
our chances of a gold medal.
[commentator 2] 200-meter champ
Gabby Thomas. You see her there.
It is Sha'Carri Richardson
that will get the stick last,
provided the other three
do their job to get there.
[Dennis] Give all you got, ladies.
[commentator 3] You can see it.
It is just pouring,
so they are gonna have to be
a little bit careful.
You can see on the baton, there is water,
so they've gotta figure out
how to keep it dry.
And hopefully it stays dry.
[announcer] Set.
[gunshot]
[crowd roars]
[commentator 2] Out clean.
That's the easy part.
Now comes the handoff.
Good pass by the Americans
as they go down the backstretch.
Gabby Thomas will take
the third leg for the Americans.
Still very close, the Americans.
Can they give it to Sha'Carri Richardson?
[Gabby] It's pouring rain.
[commentator 3] A little bobble
from Gabby to Sha'Carri.
[Gabby] Her hand is moving around.
And I'm like, "Oh gosh."
[TeeTee] Watching the screen
when Sha'Carri took the baton,
I did wonder how we was behind.
Come on, girl. Gotta run!
[TeeTee] But when things go wrong,
her top-end speed is unmatched.
[commentator 2] Richardson's gonna
have to come from behind.
[Dennis] They always say
the definition of a champion
is how do you deal with adversity.
Come on, girl. Come on.
- Come on, girl!
- [commentator 2] Sha'Carri Richardson!
[Dennis] And as a coach,
that kind of stuff is what I live for.
[commentator 2] To the line.
It's gonna be Richardson.
[cheers]
- Come on!
- [man] Yes!
[yells]
[cheering and applause]
What?
[Dennis] Way to go, ladies!
[laughs]
[commentator 2] We've seen
batons dropped from the Americans
over the last couple decades,
especially the men.
But that's an achievement.
[Gabby] We all came together,
despite everything,
and got an Olympic gold medal.
I thought it was an incredible display
of hard work and trust.
[crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA!
- [woman] Congratulations!
- Yes, again!
- We got three!
- Yes.
[laughs]
Gold medal. Oh my goodness.
Sha'Carri, how you feeling right now?
I'm feeling blessed. I'm honored
to be standing here with these ladies.
Anything is possible,
as long as we believe in ourselves,
believe in the work
when we all come together,
and know that confidence, faith, is all
that we need when we come on the track.
[announcer] Gold medalists
and Olympic champions,
the United States of America.
[cheering]
[Sha'Carri] There is so much
that comes with getting a gold medal,
so just being able to be
a part of that is such an amazing feeling.
[Melissa] I came to my first Olympics,
and I left with two medals,
and I couldn't be more proud of myself.
[announcer] Sha'Carri Richardson.
[cheering]
[Dennis] I'm always proud of my athletes.
You know, I've been there,
and I've done that,
so I can just imagine
how they feel at that moment.
I'm just so very proud
of the things that my athletes did.
It is emotional.
You sit back and you say,
"Damn, did we just do that?"
[announcer] This is
the pinnacle of your journey.
[cheering]
[upbeat music playing]
[Ato] You're forever Olympic champion,
uh, when you win the Olympics.
Going back home.
It's gonna be a big celebration.
[Julien] I'm just thinking of
how my life is about to change.
[crowd chanting] Juju! Juju! Juju!
[Gabby] Coming away from this Olympics
with three gold medals.
[announcer] Gabrielle Thomas!
I'm just hoping
my life doesn't change too much.
We have your three gold medals
with us right now!
- [laughs]
- [cheering]
[announcer] You have come to Paris
as athletes.
Now you're Olympians.
[Noah] Now I go into a room,
"Oh, that's the fastest man in the world."
[laughing]
Whoo!
Next season starts already.
[laughs]
We gotta get ready for next season, baby.
[boom]
Yeah ♪
Can't stop, won't stop ♪
Won't settle for less ♪
- Hey ♪
- Let's get it ♪
All in, yeah ♪
Don't hold me back ♪
It's all or nothing
We gotta get to the battle ♪
All in ♪
Check stats ♪
Swinging for fans
They yelling, "It's back, back!" ♪
Hey, all in ♪
Nothing less ♪
Gotta get to it
They gotta know you the best ♪
Yo ♪
We all in ♪
Yeah, all in ♪
[boom]
[crowd cheering]
[boom]
[commentator] The lineup for this final
is ridiculous. It's so good.
[boom]
[commentator] With the eyes
of the entire planet upon them,
they stand like giants among men.
Which one is about to conquer all?
[boom]
[Kishane] I want accolades.
I want the gold.
[Noah] I want to be
the fastest man in the world.
[Oblique] I'm just out there doing
my thing. I want to go out there and win.
[Marcell] You are in the Olympic final.
You have to go to 200%.
[Fred] Time to show up.
Shit about to get real.
[commentator] At last, we are ready.
[suspenseful music playing]
[commentator] Nerves are sure
to be jangling.
[heartbeat]
[gunshot]
[crowd roars]
[commentator 2] Out quick, Lamont Jacobs.
[commentator] Good start from Kerley.
Kishane Thompson's got a bit to do.
[Kishane] I know what I'm capable of.
I have to be disciplined.
[commentator] It's taken Lyles
a while to get into his running.
[Noah] I know people
are already gonna count me out.
[commentator 3] Lyles has been left
a little bit.
[commentator 2] Thompson
starts to wind up!
Kerley's going with him!
[commentator] Thompson's
exploding down the track.
[Kishane] I'm going for it.
I can win it all.
[commentator] Lyles coming fast
on the outside.
[Noah] I'm 90 meters out.
I'm going faster and faster.
I think I have to lean for this.
[commentator] This is quick.
This is really quick.
Can the Jamaican do it?
Come on. Come on. Come on.
[commentator] It's so, so close!
Unbelievable!
Who has got this?
Kishane Thompson thinks
he has done it by a whisker.
Lyles was coming fast on the outside.
I think the Jamaican has just done enough.
The result is still unconfirmed.
Thompson just about got it,
I think, from Noah Lyles.
Never seen a finish this close.
It's close. It's very close.
[Noah] Did I win this?
Did Kishane win this?
I think you got that one.
Come on, man!
Come on, man!
[Kishane] It's close, but I should win.
[commentator] People are standing up.
Everybody's waiting.
Who has got this?
[announcer] Noah Lyles!
[cheering]
[cheers]
Oh shit.
[commentator] Noah Lyles,
the king of sprinting,
at last is an Olympic champion.
America!
I told you! I got this!
[commentator 2] 9.79.
Noah Lyles takes that title
by five thousandths of a second!
[Kishane] It shook my existence.
I deserved to win,
but it's an unpredictable sport.
[commentator 2] What a run by Noah Lyles.
He leaps into the history books.
[indistinct yelling]
[Noah] It's been 20 years
since the men's 100-meter champion
has come from the US.
It's just been Jamaica constantly,
and I brought it back.
I brought it back to the US.
You're so amazing!
[commentator 4] Lyles has overcome
so much, and he sealed the deal.
You're so amazing.
[Noah] You can say whatever you want
about a world champion. Olympic champion.
You stuck with me for four years, baby!
[laughs]
[clicking]
[boom]
[boom]
[swoosh]
[commentator] Wow. What a night.
Fred Kerley takes bronze.
His second Olympic medal.
[crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA!
[commentator] Marcell Jacobs,
he finishes fifth.
[commentator 2] He got
an unbelievably quick start,
but he's not to be a two-time champion.
[commentator] Oblique Seville pulled up
at the end. He finishes eighth.
I mean, you can't do any better than that.
Olympic champion. I mean
Unbelievable.
Let me get down here and try to find him.
Noah.
Oh man!
[both laugh]
[Noah laughing]
[Noah] Olympic champion!
We're Olympic champions, man!
Fam!
Gosh, that was hard!
Oh man.
Let's get going. We gotta get out of here.
Yeah, we gotta get outta here.
- [cheering]
- [man] Yeah!
[laughing]
Oh shit, man.
Goddamn!
Yeah, baby! Appreciate it.
I feel like it was good. Hey.
It came out to the dip.
That's probably one
of the most beautiful races I've been in
in a long ass time.
Hey, whoever had the best dip
and can lean the best.
[Fred] Not too many people can say
they've been around
the best of the best in the world.
But for me, the work is not done.
I still have more in the tank.
I feel like my season
just started at the Olympic Games.
[Michael] It's different for each athlete
in terms of how they react psychologically
to a defeat.
For some athletes, it's tough.
Your blocks let you down.
Hmm?
Your blocks let you down.
[Kishane] Everyone wants to win,
but end of the day, everybody can't win.
It is just part of life
and a truth that you gotta understand.
I tried to do my best.
9.85, good one, but not enough.
But see you.
[Dennis] In this sport,
you're only as good
as your last championship performance.
- No, I, uh I
- Kenny.
You tied up on the end. Okay?
But, dude, you was in that bad boy.
- You were in it.
- [crying]
Okay?
We're gonna be back, man.
We're gonna be back.
[poignant music playing]
Okay? You got me?
Dude, this is nothing
to hold your head down over, Kenny.
Okay?
We got 24 hours, man.
We gotta get back in this game, man.
And that's where you play.
- You got me? They got this one.
- Mm-hmm.
We gotta give it to them.
Okay, but we need
to get ready for tomorrow.
You understand me?
We can't carry this into tomorrow, son.
- [Kenny] Yes, sir.
- You got me?
Now, let's tighten up.
Hey, you do not want your competitors
to see you with your head down.
- Win, lose, or draw.
- Mm-hmm.
You understand?
Dude, this your first big fight.
Can you give yourself some credit?
[sniffles]
- I'm tired of losing.
- Kenny, come on, man.
[music fades]
[boom]
Mama made a competitor ♪
[boom]
From day one, I've been ready ♪
And I stand down at nothing ♪
I set the stage
The battle, it starts now ♪
[commentator] So after the drama
of the 100,
here we go with double the distance.
Such a brilliant event, the 200.
So many people full of admiration
for the manner
in which Lyles looked in the 100,
beating everybody in his path.
'Cause I was born to win ♪
- [man] Yo, what's up, bro?
- Congratulations.
Massively awesome. So much fun to watch.
- I'm glad you enjoyed it.
- Oh man. It was a
I think I was on the ride
just as much as everybody else.
[man 2] It was fantastic, man.
[Noah] Coming off the 100,
I'm just proud of myself.
"Olympic 100-meter champion."
It's very nice to hear.
[Noah] I hit a million followers!
- No way!
- Yeah, I finally hit a million.
There we go. There we go.
[Noah] Coming into the 200 meters,
this is definitely
the race I feel I want the most.
The 100 meter was to prove
that I am the fastest man in the world.
The 200, this is my race.
- Congrats, man.
- I appreciate it.
Real proud of you and everything
you've been able to accomplish.
Hey, bro. We're only
we only one-third done.
[funky music playing]
[Noah] We're all competitive.
Letsile Tebogo, he's a young kid,
and he got a lot of talent.
I'm not too worried about him.
This year, Kenny's looking
really good in the 200 meter.
[woman] Think he has a chance?
[Noah] Everybody got a chance
to get second.
[laughs]
[Kenny] This is kind of what we're doing.
Flash design on the side for the Olympics.
Something simple.
I'm Kenneth Bednarek, Kung Fu Kenny,
and this is about me.
I'm one of
the fastest sprinters in the world.
So far, for the past couple years,
I've been more of a 200 guy.
I got big goals this year,
and I'm gonna get it done.
In the 100 meters,
I didn't live up to my expectation.
I knew that I should've been there.
The 100 meters was just devastating.
It was just a mental screwup on my part.
Sometimes you crash and burn,
and that's what pretty much happened.
[clippers buzzing]
But right now, it's just
a matter of focusing on the 200 race.
You know, just learn
from my mistakes and get better.
Winning the Olympic gold could help me
find out more about myself, my heritage,
and my biological brothers
and sisters that I've had.
They're out there somewhere,
and maybe winning this gold medal
could help me find that out,
find where they're at.
I was a a troubled kid.
My birth parents
put me and my brother up for adoption
at the age of four.
So me and him were
through foster home to foster home.
We didn't know what was happening,
and then eventually the mom I have today
adopted me and my brother.
My mom is my number one fan.
I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her.
For me, track was a a way to,
I guess, escape my my worries.
That's where I felt most free,
so from day one,
when I would step on the track
and the gun goes off
[gunshot]
that's where I most feel alive.
[uplifting music playing]
[Kenny] This is the only thing I have
so far of, like, my heritage.
So it says I'm West African,
then 75.9% Nigerian.
Then it goes down
to, like, the smaller details.
I know I have siblings out there.
I mean, I got my twin brother, Ian,
but before we were adopted,
I had two brothers and one sister.
Like, I remember them.
I don't remember their names,
but I remember being with them.
You know, the media
hasn't really paid attention to me
as much as everybody else,
but if I win, I'm not, like,
trying to make it happen,
but it would be cool just to find, like,
"Hey, like, this is, you know,
a brother of mine that's biological
or, you know, a sister of mine."
[man] This is the biggest stage,
biggest opportunity for you. You're ready.
It's time to get the job done
and change my life.
[Kenny] All the work has been put in.
Noah and Tebogo,
both of them are fierce competitors.
But yeah, I know what I need to do to win.
The only thing really stopping me is this.
Tell me if it's good for you.
That's perfect.
Wasn't for this ring ♪
But the mindset of a champion ♪
That I stand a chance
And I'm searching for this feeling ♪
'Cause I got ♪
[Dennis] Kenny is a very, very gifted
and talented individual.
That feeling that we had last night?
We don't wanna throw it out there today.
As a coach, I have a different
relationship with all my athletes.
With Kenny,
I feel like that father figure.
What I want you to focus on
is your execution.
What I tell you to do, I want you
to follow those instructions to the T,
every single race.
- Got me? Can we make that connection?
- Mm-hmm. Yep.
All right. Let's go, baby.
He really depends on,
you know, my knowledge as a coach
to make himself better.
Kenny and Noah,
they're fierce competitors.
[commentator] Noah Lyles
moving away from Bednarek.
The defending champion
is storming to victory!
It's Noah Lyles! He win it!
Bednarek second!
[commentator 2] Bednarek challenging,
but Lyles, so strong over the last 40,
gets him by the best part of a meter.
[Dennis] Noah's got the best of us so far,
but Kenny knows what he needs to do
to race Noah and beat him.
[curious music playing]
No red cone on this one.
[whistle toots]
We got too many water bottles.
Was that yours,
or was that mine that you drank?
All right, then. [chuckles]
- [Junelle] Huh?
- [Noah] Uh
- You can have some.
- Control the aggression. Keep patience.
All right.
- The power.
- You don't got Covid, do you? [laughs]
- I don't think so.
- [laughs]
I don't think I have Covid.
[commentator] We turn our attention
to 200 meters.
This is a cracking lineup. It really is.
A lot of interest in Letsile Tebogo.
And Kung Fu Kenny. Here we go.
[commentator 2] The 100-meter champion,
Noah Lyles.
[announcer] Set.
[gunshot]
[commentator 2] Bednarek
comes out strong off the curve.
[commentator] Tebogo going well.
[commentator 2] Now Lyles
showing his class.
[commentator] No problem for Tebogo.
What an excellent run that was.
[commentator 2] Bednarek coming back
strong after the Olympic 100 final.
["Lame" playing]
[lyrics in French]
[commentator] Bonjour, everybody,
and welcome to day four of the athletics
from Stade de France, the stadium
where Olympic dreams are realized,
in the 33rd Summer Olympics in Paris.
Hi. [chuckles]
I'm well. [chuckles]
We're rushing a little this morning,
but I got my coffee, so
- Oh, hi!
- [chuckles]
[woman] I see you were on Sprint.
Yeah.
That's so cute! [laughs]
[Allyson] Coming into the 200 meters,
I think Gabby Thomas
is in a really great position
to get the gold medal.
She's confident, and I also think
she's stepping into her own.
She's ready for this moment.
[determined music playing]
[Tonja] Just focus on mechanics and form.
That's it.
[Gabby] At this point,
winning an Olympic gold medal
is my only focus.
I'm envisioning the stadium.
I'm envisioning everyone around me.
I'm envisioning how I'm gonna feel.
You need to know what's gonna happen
before it happens.
You need to believe it's gonna happen
before it happens.
And that's part of that little
one percent edge that you need.
But it's not just about me.
Everyone's striving for excellence.
It's very cutthroat.
I mean,
people are fighting for milliseconds.
Those rivalries are very real,
and they're really intense,
but that's just the way it is.
You really don't know who'll win gold.
- I think this is everything.
- [Julien laughs]
[Allyson] Julien Alfred
is definitely a dark horse,
but I mean, to be this young
and her first time on this Olympic stage,
doing the double would be incredible.
Right now, I am running off
of two hours of sleep and some coffee.
And broken nails.
[Allyson] And then there's
Shericka Jackson.
The 200 is the race
where she is most dominant
and really seems in a class of her own.
So those three matching up,
I think, is gonna be really a great race.
[suspenseful music playing]
These bees, man
Look at this, man. Sh.
[gentle music playing]
[Shericka] I have not gotten
an Olympic gold medal yet,
and I definitely want
to add one of those to my name.
The stakes are very, very high
when it comes to Olympic Games
'cause everybody wants
to win a gold medal for their country.
[Allyson] Shericka is a special talent.
But I think in the back
of everyone's mind, we're wondering,
"How healthy is she?"
[Stephen] Well, the news
about Shericka in Jamaica.
She not competing in the 100 meter
has been shocking to a lot of people.
She was expected to win a medal for us.
Remember at the last Olympic Games
in Tokyo, Jamaica won nine medals,
and this year,
Shericka is probably our best shot
at getting that gold medal.
I hope that she will come good
and do it for us in the 200 meters.
[Shericka] There's
a slight upper discomfort me feel.
[indistinct chatter on phone]
[man] All right, Coach.
She say there's a slight discomfort.
[Allyson] Everyone was really in shock
when Shericka withdrew from the 100
to focus her energy on the 200.
She is turning 30 years old.
The time is now
for her to get that Olympic gold medal.
She has said before that she wouldn't feel
complete without it.
Bonjour. Heat 3?
- Yeah.
- Just check in here.
All right, girl. Let's go.
[boom]
[commentator] The women's 200 meter.
Six of those heats.
[suspenseful music playing]
Go, Heath!
[commentator] There's the Olympic champion
for what now? Twelve hours?
[announcer] Set.
[gunshot]
[commentator] And look at Julien Alfred.
[commentator 2] So, so powerful.
[cheering]
[gunshot]
[commentator] Gabby Thomas
flying right there.
Stress-free running.
Last call. Last call for heat three.
200 meter women.
Last call, heat three.
[commentator] Heat three ready
to be on the track here.
[tense music playing]
[man] Shericka Jackson, Jamaica.
We are waiting for you in the call room.
[Shericka crying]
[emotional music playing]
Uh
[man] Shericka Jackson.
Mrs. Shericka Jackson from Jamaica.
[man] Are you okay, Shericka?
- She's
- What's happening?
She's injured.
Okay, thanks.
[commentator] Oh my.
We just find out
that the great Jamaican athlete,
Shericka Jackson,
has decided that she will not run.
[somber music playing]
[Shericka] My emotions are just
all over the place from disappointment.
And I know what I was capable of.
Despite never making it at this Olympics,
I am one of the best.
I am among the best,
and I want to prove that.
Hurdles fall. It doesn't mean
it's forever down, you know?
You get up,
but it's very difficult to deal with.
Um, I'm hearing that Shericka did not race
just now on my phone.
I don't know what that means for her.
But I can't worry about her.
I have a new Caribbean girl
to worry about. [laughs]
[energetic music playing]
[commentator] Okay.
Semifinals for the men's 200 meters.
[in Setswana] I'm a bit scared.
[man] Your heart
is probably beating out of your chest!
[boom]
[commentator in English] Top two
coming back for the final.
[commentator 2] In eight, Letsile Tebogo.
He has not smiled a great deal.
He is here on a business trip.
[Letsile] They say I am too playful,
but when it's business, it's business.
[commentator 2] Here in lane six,
Noah Lyles.
The 100-meter champion.
[suspenseful music playing]
[gunshot]
[commentator 2] Let's see how much of this
that Noah Lyles leads.
Tebogo running really well.
Look at him come off the curve.
Tebogo has got the lead.
Noah Lyles, he's not gonna catch him.
[commentator] Tebogo in first.
Noah Lyles in second place.
Tebogo is bidding to become
the first African man to win this title.
He's a big danger in that final.
A big, big danger.
[uplifting music playing]
[whistles] Let's go. Stadium.
Stadium. Stadium. Let's go.
Kasarani Stadium. Let's go.
[laughs]
[man] Bye, boss.
Uh, my name is Letsile Tebogo.
I am an athlete from Botswana.
This is my third year out of school,
so it hasn't really clicked
for me that I'm an Olympian.
But that's the goal.
To take over the world
as African sprinters.
Letsile Tebogo of Botswana.
This guy's a complete sprinter.
He can run the one, the two, and the four.
He finished sixth
in the Olympic 100-meter final,
but could Tebogo be
the Olympic champion in the 200 in Paris?
Abso-freaking-lutely 'cause I think
the 200 might be his better event.
[cheering]
[commentator] Tebogo's gone
very, very hard on the outside.
A blockbuster finish in Budapest.
Tebogo, a brilliant bronze.
[Letsile] When I went to Budapest,
that's where everything clicked for me.
That was my biggest championship.
The stadium was full of people.
- [camera clicks]
- My mom, she's just all smiles.
The tears of joy
were rolling down her cheeks.
I was the happiest human being ever.
I'm so proud
that he put Africa on the map.
It's Africa before Botswana,
so we are really thrilled.
[whistle toots]
[man] For Letsile, it's a big year.
After the medals
at the World Championships,
everyone expects him
to either match that or better that.
It's his first Olympics.
He is 21. He wasn't there in Tokyo.
He didn't qualify. He was still a boy.
Preparations have been going on,
but we had a bit of a hurdle.
We just lost, uh, I think,
two, three weeks of not training,
you know, because of my mom's death.
Sometime in late April,
that's when the the sickness started.
[somber music playing]
When it happened,
it just took over everything from me.
[somber music continues]
It's really difficult
for me to move forward.
The main goal for me at the Olympics
is running in the name of my mom.
That's where
the the the dedication comes in.
[suspenseful music playing]
I am always wary of an athlete
who is dealing
with something tragic in his or her life.
'Cause sometimes that can be
all the motivation they need
to summon something
that they have not produced before,
and that can be a dangerous athlete.
[Letsile] In the 200,
that's where the opportunity is.
You know, it's it's wide open.
That's where I believe, uh,
the medal is gonna come in from.
[music fades]
[man] Tell them what happened. Confess.
What's up? I almost missed
my practice day today.
Shame! Shame!
Dennis knock on the door.
I'm like, "Who is knocking on my door?"
Then I see it's Dennis. I went, "Oh shit."
Hey, it couldn't be but one of two people.
Either me or your girlfriend.
Kenny, the world
is gonna see the real you.
"Kenny sleeps in. Why can't I sleep in?"
"Kenny sleeps in,
and he's an Olympic champion."
[laughs]
[mysterious music playing]
Noah's not here.
[ominous music playing]
I don't know. I don't
He's not I don't see him here.
[phone chimes]
I'm like, "Good morning,
Olympic champion."
[phone chimes]
He texts me, "I have Covid."
Then I'm like, "Oh gosh."
[Noah] It's Covid.
Of course, I'm like, "Dang." Like
[chuckles]
"God, what's going on?" [laughs]
Like, I, uh
I I thought we we had prepped, you know?
I thought I had prepared for everything.
[phone chimes]
[phone chimes]
[phone chimes]
In that moment,
everything just went spiraling out.
[chuckles]
[boom]
[eerie, ambient music playing]
[Lance] No negative thoughts.
Just do what we do.
You got me?
- [Noah] I got you.
- [Lance] All right. Junelle?
- [Lance] Yeah, I got you.
- [Lance] Okay.
[Noah] I can't tell anybody.
I don't wanna give my competition
the idea that,
you know, they could beat me now
because I'm sick.
I want to go in with everybody believing
that this is Noah,
and this is the Noah
that you faced every other year.
Sorry, you guys are too close.
Uh
It's just being precautious.
Yeah, nobody wants
to get anything before a big meet.
I'm always under the belief
that, you know, God does things
for a purpose and a reason.
I have been sick before.
I've foughten through sickness.
I'd be very upset with myself
if I didn't at least take the first chance
of saying, "Maybe I can run through this."
[boom]
[energetic music playing]
I'm freaking out.
I'm freaking out right now. I
Oh my God. This doesn't feel real.
[chuckles]
I know that I'm capable,
and I know what I can do.
'Cause I know that I can win.
I'm gonna be mentally strong.
I'm gonna go out there and compete hard,
and whatever happens, happens.
- [woman] Good luck, Gabby!
- [Gabby] Thank you.
[Julien] I definitely feel hungry
for another medal.
It would mean a lot to win the double.
How your body feel?
- [Julien] It feels good.
- [Flo] Okay, yeah. Ready?
- Yeah.
- [Flo] You said you wanted to make me cry.
No [chuckles]
- I'm gonna try today.
- [Flo] Yeah, you'll try.
I feel like I'm doing it for myself.
I'm also doing it for my coach,
who has sacrificed
so much for me to get to this level.
- I wanna see me cry.
- [Julien] You wanna see you cry?
- [chuckles]
- [Flo] You need that 200.
It's not gonna come easy,
but I'm ready for the challenge.
- Let's see if you listened to your coach.
- [Julien] Okay.
[Flo speak indistinctly]
- [Julien] Yeah.
- Let's finish this. I want this one, okay?
[cheering and applause]
[commentator] And now comes
the climax of the evening,
and what a climax this is going to be.
[boom]
[commentator 2] Clearly at the top,
Julien Alfred and Gabby Thomas.
[Gabby] Anyone is capable
of winning any race at any given time.
It comes down to the mentality of it.
I'm really hungry.
I want my gold medal now.
[Julien] As long as I do
the exact same thing that I just did,
nobody can stop me.
[cheering]
[announcer] Olympic bronze medalist
in 2021 for USA,
Gabby Thomas!
Whoo!
[announcer] For Saint Lucia,
Julien Alfred!
[cheering]
[commentator 2] Fastest woman
in the world.
[commentator] The question is,
can she beat Gabby Thomas?
[mysterious music playing]
[Gabby] When I am actually at the line,
nothing else exists to me
except for my lane on that track.
[announcer 2] On your marks.
[Julien] My hands are shaking.
There's a medal on the line.
Focus on just my lane.
Focus on what I have to do,
and think about execution.
[announcer 2] Set.
Come on, y'all. Come on, girl.
[gunshot]
[commentator 2] The silence broken
with the gun,
as they explode out of the blocks.
She looks great.
That's right where we want it.
[commentator 2] Julien Alfred
big on the curve.
Gabby Thomas is going
to have to chase her down.
Come on, baby! Come on, baby!
[Gabby] Every hardship, every practice,
every race and competition
all was leading up to this.
Yes, Gabby!
[commentator 2] Thomas will come
to the final 100 ahead.
[Julien] You don't just get here.
You have to make sacrifices.
You never know what's gonna happen.
[cheering]
[dramatic music playing]
[Gabby] Oh my gosh.
I I cannot believe that this happened.
[cheering]
[uplifting music playing]
[Gabby] That's when it clicks
that I did it. I'm an Olympic champion.
[commentator 2] Julien Alfred,
a second medal for Saint Lucia.
Brittany Brown, the American,
across in third.
But the glory and the gold
go to that woman,
Gabby Thomas.
[dramatic music playing]
[cheering]
[Gabby squeals]
[Spencer] Congratulations.
You fucking did it. Gold medal.
Good job, baby.
I'm so proud of you.
Good job, baby.
[Gabby] It's something
that I wanted so badly.
And it just happened.
It's the best moment of my life.
[bell ringing]
[laughing]
You show 'em.
[Gabby] I can't believe it.
- What it feel like?
- Doesn't feel real.
It feels like a dream. It it really does.
I know, like, I earned it.
I know that, but
I feel great, actually.
The goal was to come out with two gold,
but, you know, I'm still happy.
Um, happy for my coach.
I finished strong, my first Olympic Games,
and gave my country two medals.
Uh, made my country's name known.
I got to put them, like, on the map
and give them, um, Olympic recognition.
I'm done.
[poignant music playing]
She can hear you.
[Gabby] Hello?
Gabby, this is one of your big fans,
Snoop Dogg. Congratulations.
Oh my God! [laughs]
Thank you, Snoop.
You got all three of the 200 ladies here.
Who is this?
[chuckles] She said, "Who's this?"
[Snoop] Great job, ladies.
Great job. Way to go.
Thank you.
- Snoop Dogg?
- Snoop Dogg!
[Snoop] Y'all made me proud.
- Thank you.
- Thanks, Snoop.
- Thanks, Snoop.
- [laughing]
They gotta go to drug testing.
Girl, you're so funny.
- I really wanted to make you proud
- I'm proud.
- You spent so long away from my family.
- No, girl.
Winning doesn't make me proud.
It's just you.
You could've quit.
You wanted to several times.
- Especially this year.
- You would've never got to this moment.
- Yeah.
- You know what I mean?
And all the doubters,
and all the shit that happened.
- Yeah.
- So, no.
You don't have to win to make me proud.
- I'm just glad you've taken me along.
- [Julien] Thank you so much.
Now we get a day to chill.
You think you'll have a glass of wine?
Yeah, okay. [chuckles]
Glass of champagne!
[laughs]
Glass of champagne to celebrate!
[boom]
[energetic music playing]
[commentator] You thought the 100
was exciting? Wait till you see the 200.
It's gonna be electrifying.
We're gonna see some of
the greatest human feats we've ever seen.
[commentator 2] Lyles for the double,
but is there a question mark
because Tebogo looked
absolutely phenomenal in the semifinal.
[Letsile] Going into that final,
I think of my mom.
That feeling of missing her
because there are a lot of hurdles,
ups and downs of being an athlete
that we went through together.
EST.
Elizabeth Seratiwa Tebogo.
My mom's names.
But I'm not I'm not the favorite.
The king of 200 meter is Noah Lyles.
[Lance] If we've got time,
we'll get one more in.
[Noah] I'm definitely not 100%.
I have no idea what's gonna happen.
Despite what's going on,
I can still push through.
Despite the challenge.
That just fuels my fire.
Hey, man.
You know we train in Florida,
right? We're firemen.
You know that?
We ain't scared of the heat.
We ain't scared of nobody
making no sparks, no nothing.
Everybody wanna make fire,
but nobody want to put the fire out,
you know.
Bro, put the fire out.
Control that shit. All right?
Control that shit.
[Kenny] I gotta make sure to stay
in my flow state,
and I should be good to go.
All the work has been done,
so there's nothing for me to worry about.
I'm just ready to tear up the track.
[in Setswana] It is what it is.
I mean, these guys are really fit.
No, we've got this, man.
[in English] Got you, brother.
I'd like to see a double gold.
You hear me? Let's do it.
- Get after it.
- [Noah] Oh yeah.
Spirit animal right there.
- It's time to be you, you understand?
- Mm-hmm.
No more, no less than you.
- Okay? You're all you need tonight.
- Mm-hmm.
- You got me?
- Yep.
Go in there, execute your fucking race,
and put the pressure on them.
No pressure on you.
You got me? Let's go have some fun.
[Noah] Almost all my life,
I've had to fight through asthma.
I had to fight through allergies,
sickness. Constantly.
And here I am again, at the highest level,
and it was thrown at me again.
If you want to obtain the impossible,
the hardest,
you have to believe, no matter what,
there's gonna be a will and a way.
[boom]
[commentator] It's time
for the men's 200-meter Olympic final.
[announcer] From USA, Kenny Bednarek!
[cheering]
[woman] Come on, Kenny!
- You got this. You're ready.
- You got it. You've worked all year.
[announcer] From Botswana, Letsile Tebogo!
[intriguing music playing]
[commentator] But they will all
have to contend
with the man who makes
his entrances like no other.
[cheering]
[Noah] I had to come out running.
If I didn't come out running,
I wasn't gonna find the energy that I need
for the biggest fight of my life.
[Kenny] This is my race.
I know what I need to do
to get the job done.
I'm just gonna let my feet do the talking.
[Letsile] The sun will rise and give me
the blessings to take over the world.
Now is the beginning of a great dance.
[Noah] I remember
finally getting on the line
and just saying, "Thank you, God.
Thank you, God."
[announcer 2] On your marks.
[Noah] They call "On your marks."
[Noah] To be honest,
my mind kind of just goes blank.
[swoosh]
[announcer 2] Set.
[gunshot]
[crowd roars]
[commentator] What a roar.
What an occasion.
[energetic music playing]
[commentator] Kenny Bednarek
is into the lead around that bend.
- Come on, Kenny. You gotta go!
- [cheering]
Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!
[commentator] Lyles needs
to mount his charge now.
But look at Tebogo!
[Letsile] My mom
is just waiting for me at the finish line.
I'm coming for that gold medal.
[commentator] He's going to make history!
The first African man to win this title!
[dramatic music playing]
[cheering]
[commentator] We very, very rarely
see Lyles lose over 200 meters.
The pressure. The weight of expectation.
Maybe this time, even for him,
it was a step too far psychologically.
This time, Lyles had no answer.
[crowd cheering]
[commentator] Letsile Tebogo
has done it for Botswana,
and he's done it for his mother.
[Letsile] My mom,
she was just there to guide me,
just to show me the right path.
I knew I was carrying,
uh, her body on my back,
because she has been carrying me
throughout my entire life.
[commentator] Seratiwa,
his mom, would be so proud.
[Letsile] Against all odds, I did it.
As an Olympic champion,
I live with a happy smile, you know.
I did it!
[uplifting music playing]
[commentator] A great effort
from Bednarek.
A silver here in Paris.
[Sharmila] I'm happy he beat Noah.
I love Noah, but he be trash talking
my baby, so, Noah Lyles, sh!
[Kenny] I did beat Noah,
but I still didn't accomplish
what I wanted.
I didn't get the gold.
But then my mom was just ecstatic.
She was overwhelmed with happiness.
[Mary Ann laughs]
Oh, you don't know how I cried at this.
[kisses] Oh! Yippee!
Oh, God bless.
- And you did great against, you know
- [Kenny] I almost had it.
- You did! You did good! You did good!
- [Kenny] That close!
Yes, get it next time.
[Kenny] When I was a kid, I always said
I was gonna be an Olympian and then,
you know, the fact
that I'm actually an Olympian
and she's actually there to witness it,
I mean, yeah,
it's just it's just an amazing feeling.
[Mary Ann crying]
[woman] Glasses off.
[Kenny] You know,
she was crying, giving me a hug.
So that that was just
a special moment between me and her.
[Dennis] You know,
this is the Olympics, man.
This is the best in the world.
Like, planetary.
Not, like, countries.
This is the best on the planet.
So if you're going for gold
and you get silver or bronze,
you're still in good company, man.
Still in good company.
[tense music playing]
[commentator 2] Noah Lyles
didn't have quite the same pop.
[Junelle] I was sitting there
with Ms. Keisha, and we're holding hands.
We were just praying.
We saw him go down,
and that's where,
like, all the panicking started.
[Noah] I just get
a strong pain in my chest,
and it literally feels
like my muscles are ripping.
And I just I had to go to the ground,
'cause I couldn't breathe.
[commentator 2] As we look, you wonder
if there's something with him
physically here that is not the same.
[man] Is he okay?
He's sick.
Yeah, I mean, he's been sick for two days.
[man speaks indistinctly]
Yeah.
They're just doing the most.
[Noah] So the race
didn't go exactly to plan,
but that bronze medal means so much to me
because I feel it encapsulates
my childhood in that one medal.
The fight I had to go through
as a young kid
is the same challenge I had to go through
at the Olympics as an adult.
And being able to say, "Despite this,
I'm still going to go after my dream."
I got third.
Huh.
I got third with Covid. [chuckles]
I'm pretty amazing. [chuckles]
[Junelle] I said he did good,
because even 3:00 a.m. last night,
I had to be touching him,
the way he was coughing.
[Noah coughs]
Thanks, baby.
["Bonny and Clyde" by BROLY playing]
[lyrics in French]
Good morning!
4x1!
[Fred yells]
[Allyson] Coming off the drama of the 200
is the relays.
We all get excited for this, you know.
For the athletes who missed out on gold
in their individual event, um,
the relay is huge.
You know, it's an opportunity
to get that first gold medal ever.
[woman] Be aggressive. Push the stick
through the hand from the shoulder
through the elbow. Stable wrist.
Here we go!
Set. Go!
Push! Push! Push! Push! Push!
[Allyson] In the women's 4x1,
there's Gabby Thomas,
but also, Dennis Mitchell
has three members from his training group.
Here we go!
Come on. Ho! Ho!
Use those arms, Melissa. Use those arms!
He has Sha'Carri Richardson.
He has Melissa Jefferson.
And he has TeeTee Terry.
[TeeTee] To leave Paris with a gold medal
and be able to call myself
an Olympic gold medalist,
it would definitely mean a lot.
[panting]
[Allyson] But it is not easy.
You go from being
fierce competitors with someone.
You have to now come together
and be teammates.
- [Gabby] That was so good.
- [Mechelle] It was good. Yeah.
TeeTee, I like how you kept running.
Whoo!
[Mechelle] Yeah,
that's what I'm talking about.
Gabby, that was all you needed to do,
was fix that damn stance.
It's honestly kind of weird
just the way we compete
against each other all season
and then have to come together
and be a team.
[Mechelle] Push! Push! Push! Push! Push!
[Gabby] The other three girls
train together in Florida,
so they kind of had that that chemistry.
[Mechelle] Okay, so two things on that.
Gabby, you just literally missed her hand.
So, Sha'Carri, don't move.
[Sha'Carri] Don't move, okay.
- I started feeling for it.
- [Mechelle] Don't move.
- [Sha'Carri] Okay.
- [Mechelle] Okay?
[Ato] In recent memory,
the US relay has been plagued at times
by some big blunders.
They've dropped the baton
in the Olympics in 2008.
[commentator] Real disappointment
for the USA.
[Ato] When both teams
did not make the final.
Hugely disappointing there.
And this year,
we all know how the US men 4x1 turned out.
[commentator 2] That was a terrible
exchange between Coleman and Bednarek,
and their aspirations are over.
[Ato] It's one of the beautiful things
about the relay.
You can have the four
fastest men or women on the planet.
If you do not properly pass that baton,
you will lose.
[commentator] We're gearing up for
a grandstand finish at the 33rd Olympiad.
You can tell we're getting to the end
'cause we've got the relays.
[yells]
- [woman yells]
- [woman 2 yells]
[Mechelle] Pressure's here.
You wanna win, you know?
You want it to go right.
You want the zones to go well.
Athletes are used to
thinking about what works for them,
and the relay is just that one time
that you have to change that mindset
and bring everybody
to what works best for the team.
And if we just come together,
we can do what we came here to do.
- [Gabby] 3 to 4, you wanna do tape?
- [Mechelle] All right, let's go.
TeeTee, we gotta be in the call room.
You got your water?
[Sha'Carri] I know what we're capable of.
It's just a matter of trusting each other
and getting clean exchanges
around the track.
[Melissa] You focusing on your job,
you have to also trust that everyone else
is gonna do their job as well.
[Gabby] Everybody is very determined
to get a gold medal.
Sha'Carri Richardson,
especially after that 100.
I mean, a gold medal
would probably mean everything to her.
[Mechelle] All right, real quick.
Be the best first leg out there,
be the best second in the world,
be the best third leg in the world,
be the best fourth leg in the world,
and we'll be the best 4x1 in the world.
- In the world.
- [Mechelle] All right? Here.
Execute on three. Here we go.
Execute on three. Execute on me.
- One, two, three. Execute!
- Execute!
[Dennis] We're prepared, and we're ready
for this Olympic final.
The disappointment of losing
a race that you wanted
would be a tough pill to swallow.
And I think
the toughest thing about the Olympics
is you gotta wait
four years to do it again.
All of our marbles are in the relay.
So they gotta get that medal.
You know, they they gotta get that medal.
[commentator] We turn our attention
to this incredible showdown.
Olympic drama
like we have never seen before.
Everybody cannot wait to begin.
[commentator 2] And what a track event
it will be.
It's exciting. There are thrills.
There are spills.
And there's a little baton
that you gotta get around there.
It's the women's 4x1.
[boom]
[energetic music playing]
[Melissa] This is a chance
to take the gold medal home.
Best believe I'm there.
I'm gonna step up and get the job done.
[commentator 2] TeeTee Terry.
[TeeTee] Standing on the line,
I'm not gonna let the baton fall.
I don't want to be the one
that's responsible for messing up
our chances of a gold medal.
[commentator 2] 200-meter champ
Gabby Thomas. You see her there.
It is Sha'Carri Richardson
that will get the stick last,
provided the other three
do their job to get there.
[Dennis] Give all you got, ladies.
[commentator 3] You can see it.
It is just pouring,
so they are gonna have to be
a little bit careful.
You can see on the baton, there is water,
so they've gotta figure out
how to keep it dry.
And hopefully it stays dry.
[announcer] Set.
[gunshot]
[crowd roars]
[commentator 2] Out clean.
That's the easy part.
Now comes the handoff.
Good pass by the Americans
as they go down the backstretch.
Gabby Thomas will take
the third leg for the Americans.
Still very close, the Americans.
Can they give it to Sha'Carri Richardson?
[Gabby] It's pouring rain.
[commentator 3] A little bobble
from Gabby to Sha'Carri.
[Gabby] Her hand is moving around.
And I'm like, "Oh gosh."
[TeeTee] Watching the screen
when Sha'Carri took the baton,
I did wonder how we was behind.
Come on, girl. Gotta run!
[TeeTee] But when things go wrong,
her top-end speed is unmatched.
[commentator 2] Richardson's gonna
have to come from behind.
[Dennis] They always say
the definition of a champion
is how do you deal with adversity.
Come on, girl. Come on.
- Come on, girl!
- [commentator 2] Sha'Carri Richardson!
[Dennis] And as a coach,
that kind of stuff is what I live for.
[commentator 2] To the line.
It's gonna be Richardson.
[cheers]
- Come on!
- [man] Yes!
[yells]
[cheering and applause]
What?
[Dennis] Way to go, ladies!
[laughs]
[commentator 2] We've seen
batons dropped from the Americans
over the last couple decades,
especially the men.
But that's an achievement.
[Gabby] We all came together,
despite everything,
and got an Olympic gold medal.
I thought it was an incredible display
of hard work and trust.
[crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA!
- [woman] Congratulations!
- Yes, again!
- We got three!
- Yes.
[laughs]
Gold medal. Oh my goodness.
Sha'Carri, how you feeling right now?
I'm feeling blessed. I'm honored
to be standing here with these ladies.
Anything is possible,
as long as we believe in ourselves,
believe in the work
when we all come together,
and know that confidence, faith, is all
that we need when we come on the track.
[announcer] Gold medalists
and Olympic champions,
the United States of America.
[cheering]
[Sha'Carri] There is so much
that comes with getting a gold medal,
so just being able to be
a part of that is such an amazing feeling.
[Melissa] I came to my first Olympics,
and I left with two medals,
and I couldn't be more proud of myself.
[announcer] Sha'Carri Richardson.
[cheering]
[Dennis] I'm always proud of my athletes.
You know, I've been there,
and I've done that,
so I can just imagine
how they feel at that moment.
I'm just so very proud
of the things that my athletes did.
It is emotional.
You sit back and you say,
"Damn, did we just do that?"
[announcer] This is
the pinnacle of your journey.
[cheering]
[upbeat music playing]
[Ato] You're forever Olympic champion,
uh, when you win the Olympics.
Going back home.
It's gonna be a big celebration.
[Julien] I'm just thinking of
how my life is about to change.
[crowd chanting] Juju! Juju! Juju!
[Gabby] Coming away from this Olympics
with three gold medals.
[announcer] Gabrielle Thomas!
I'm just hoping
my life doesn't change too much.
We have your three gold medals
with us right now!
- [laughs]
- [cheering]
[announcer] You have come to Paris
as athletes.
Now you're Olympians.
[Noah] Now I go into a room,
"Oh, that's the fastest man in the world."
[laughing]
Whoo!
Next season starts already.
[laughs]
We gotta get ready for next season, baby.
[boom]
Yeah ♪
Can't stop, won't stop ♪
Won't settle for less ♪
- Hey ♪
- Let's get it ♪
All in, yeah ♪
Don't hold me back ♪
It's all or nothing
We gotta get to the battle ♪
All in ♪
Check stats ♪
Swinging for fans
They yelling, "It's back, back!" ♪
Hey, all in ♪
Nothing less ♪
Gotta get to it
They gotta know you the best ♪
Yo ♪
We all in ♪
Yeah, all in ♪