Olympics: Japan relay quartet gets silver medals

Spectators in the stand applaud the Japanese men's 4x100-meter relay team during the award ceremony for the event at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 20, 2016. Japan took silver. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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