USA beat Jamaica in the Men 4×100 at the World Relays in Bahamas (PICTURES & VIDEO)

Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay powered the Americans to a five-metre advantage through three legs of the highly anticipated race and Ryan Bailey brought the team home in 37.38 seconds.

Bolt, who had missed last year’s inaugural World Relays, made up ground on Bailey in the anchor leg but could not close the gap as Jamaica, running their 2013 world championship team, finished second in 37.68.

The Americans’ time equalled the seventh-fastest ever over the distance as all eight teams in the final, including third-placed Japan, earned automatic qualifying spots for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro