Youth Olympics 8x100m champion relay team crosses continents, events, genders (video) By Nick ZaccardiAug 26, 2014, 6:01 PM EDT Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) 0 Comments Your browser does not support iframes.A German men’s shot putter, a Russian women’s triple jumper and a Comoros men’s 1500m runner were part of a randomly selected 8x100m mixed-nation, mixed-gender relay team that won the final track and field event of the Youth Olympics on Tuesday.More than 500 athletes across all track and field disciplines took part in the event held outside the Olympic Sports Center Stadium and on Yanshan Road in Nanjing.The winning team, after advancing from heats, prevailed in the final in 1 minute, 40.2 seconds, which was .71 faster than David Rudisha‘s world record in the open 800m.Here’s the team that won:Merten Howe (Germany) — shot put Daou Bacar Aboubacar (Comoros) — 1500m Trae Williams (Australia) — 100m Witthawat Thumcha (Thailand) — 400m hurdles Maria Simancas (Venezuela) — 400m Tatiana Blagoveshchenskaia (Russia) — triple jump Lakeisha Ashley Warner (British Virgin Islands) — 800m Ioana Teodora Gheorghe (Romania) — 200m #Nanjing2014 Youth Olympics.. A 1500m runner from the Comoros who finished last in his 1500 heat by 20 seconds just won 8x100m gold — Hilary Evans (@OlympicStatman) August 26, 2014 NBCSN coverage of the Youth Olympics continues on Tuesday (7-9 p.m. ET) and Wednesday (7-8) and concludes Thursday with the Closing Ceremony (6:30-8).Youth Olympics broadcast scheduleFollow @nzaccardi