The Latvian team started the Olympic relay race in sixth position and overtook the USA in the decisive meters of the last stage. Olympic silver medallist Elīna Ieva Bota performed her stage convincingly, but the crew of Mārtiņš Bots and Roberts Plūme lost a bit of ground.
Kristers Aparjods managed to close the gap, then Marta Robežniece and Kitija Bogdanova snatched the lead for Latvia in the final meters with a brilliant final section.
However the Austrian, Italian and Ger...