In the much-anticipated women's 4x100m race, Team Pompom narrowly defeats Team Fuwa. The Jamaican women finish a distant third to earn the bronze

 

In a post-race interview, Beibei Fuwa (on left in blue and inflated) said, "Though I would have loved to hear the Olympic anthem, "Forever Friends," played during the medal ceremony, it's an honor to win the silver and to be on the medal podium. My teammates Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, Nini and I want to thank all the fans for their support. We would also like to congratulate Team Pompom (on right, wearing yellow, holding ummm well . . . pompoms) on winning the gold medal. We knew they would be stiff competition from the close race we ran against them at the World Championships in Berlin and they were the better team today."