The winner of the women’s individual 400m title, both this year and last, Natalya Nazarova of Russia took over the relay baton from her team-mates so far ahead of the seven pursuing teams that the women’s 4x400m relay was more of a time trial than a race. Google
First runner runs on inside of lane and holds baton in right hand, second runner runs on outside of lane and holds baton in left hand etc. Google
The key to good relay baton exchange is to ensure that the baton is exchanged safely at or very close to the maximum speed of the two athletes involved. Google