# Manteo Mitchell American runner Manteo Mitchell has revealed he ran the last 200m of the Olympic men's 4x400m relay heats with a broken left leg. "As soon as I took the first step past the 200m mark, I felt it break." Manteo told the USA Track and Field website. "I didn't want to let the three guys or the team down, so I just ran on it." Mitchell still managed to finish the opening lap in 46.1 seconds as the US team, also featuring Joshua Mance, Tony McQuay and Bryshon Nellum, went on to set a qualifying time of two minutes, 58.87 seconds. \[1] * > 1. [Olympics relay: Broken leg for Manteo Mitchell of US](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/19202411), (August 9, 2012) *BBC News* --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.paulkane.com/sport/manteo-mitchell.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.