TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. men’s 4x400 relay team qualified for Sunday night’s final after winning a one-on-one showdown against Kenya to kick off the last day at world championships.

The teams were given a chance to head back to the track after getting involved in a tangle with Zambian runners during an exchange in the qualifying race the night before.

After reviewing the replay, track officials decided to place the same runners in the same lanes as the night before for the re-race, with the winner getting the ninth spot in what is normally an eight-team final.

The U.S., which has won this race at nine of the last 10 worlds, will run the final out of Lane 1, normally a bad draw for any race. Botswana, with 400-meter champion Collen Kebinatshipi and bronze medalist Bayapo Ndori, is the favor

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