sentences:  This was due to a very strong team which included all three U.S sprinters that made the 100m final and Brown's superb start.The US were clear favourites as the GDR and USSR teams who would have provided stiff competition were absent due to the Eastern Bloc boycott.The team was never seriously challenged, leading from gun to tape and triumphing with a time of 41.65 seconds, one of the fastest times in history.