Japan had a shot at its first 4x100-meter relay Olympic gold as it led into the final straight but slipped back to eventually finish fifth on the Paris Games athletics track on Friday.The 2016 Rio de Janeiro silver medalist was in front at the final handover but Koki Ueyama was swamped by the field and crossed in 37.78 seconds at Stade de France, 0.28 behind the winning team from Canada.Canadian anchor Andre De Grasse finished in 37.50, with South Africa securing silver in 37.57 and Britain bronze a further 0.04 behind.Japan made personnel and order changes from Thursday's heat and the risk…READ FULL ARTICLE
