Russia set a new world record on Thursday in the men's 4x50-meter medley relay on the second day of the short-course world championships.
The quartet of Stanislav Donets, Sergei Geibel, Aleksandr Popov and Evgeny Sedov combined to finish in 1 minute, 32.78 seconds in the heats at the Hamad Aquatic Centre. This is the first time the event is staged at the worlds, and Russia's time was 0.87 seconds faster than the mark set by Italy at last year's European short-course championships in Herning, Denmark.
France was second in 1:33.10, with the United States third in 1:33.25 - both also faster than the old record.
The final is set for later Thursday.
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