On the last day of the World Athletic Championships in Tokyo, Team USA put on a display of pure dominance, winning the most gold medals.

According to NBC Sports, Team USA ended the meet with 16 gold medals, breaking the previous record of 14 gold medals for a single worlds (USA, 2005, 2007, and 2019).

The U.S. won the most gold medals and the most medals overall (26) for the fifth consecutive worlds.

In the women’s 4x100m, Mellisa Jefferson-Wooden, Twanisha "TeeTee" Terry, Kayla White, Sha’Carri Richardson took home the gold medal in the thrilling victory.

Richardson ran the anchor leg and held off Jamaican Jonielle Smith by four hundredths.

Jefferson-Wooden, who lead-off in the relay , became just the second woman to sweep the 100m, 200m and 4x100m at a single worlds following Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica in 2013.

For the U.S. men’s 4x100m,  Christian Coleman, Kenny Bednarek, Courtney Lindsey, and Noah Lyles had no issue with passing the baton. Lyles, the anchor leg, put on an amazing performance separating himself from the pack.

Once again, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone added to her legacy as one of the all-time great sprinters, as anchored the U.S. to a dominant victory in the women’s 4x400m. McLaughlin-Levrone along with Isabella Whittaker, Lynna Irby-Jackson, Aaliyah Butler set a new 4x400m record with a time of 3:16.61. 

Also, McLaughlin-Levrone earned her fifth career world title, tying for second on the U.S. women’s all-time list with others including Jefferson-Wooden. Allyson Felix with 14 has the most of all-time.

The only relay the U.S. fell short was  the men’s 4x400m which ended in photo-finish.

Collen Kebinatshipi, Botswana’s anchor and the individual 400m gold medalist, outlasted Rai Benjamin, team USA’s anchor and the 400m hurdles gold medalist, by seven hundredths as they crossed the finish line.