2024 Paris Olympics

WATCH: Netherlands stuns Team USA in 4x400m mixed relay

Netherlands’ Femke Bol and US’ Kaylyn Brown compete in the mixed 4x400m relay final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 3, 2024. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)

Femke Bol blazed down the stretch to win the mixed 4x400m relay gold medal for the Netherlands, unseating the same U.S. relay team that set a new world record just 24 hours ago.

Shamier Little helped create a significant gap for the U.S. in the second exchange, while Kaylyn Brown had the lead entering the final lap.

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However, Femke Bol rode big strides to leap Brown at the final gasp to win gold. The U.S. settled for silver while Great Britain took bronze.

Team USA previously set the Olympic record in heat one on Friday at 3:07.41.

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