U.S. men’s track team on road to be shut out of gold medals
3 years, 4 months ago

U.S. men’s track team on road to be shut out of gold medals

LA Times  

U.S. sprinter Cravon Gillespie, who ran the anchor leg, reacts after his team’s sixth-place finish in the men’s 400-meter relay semifinal Thursday in Tokyo. “You want gold, but if you can come out with anything that’s great.” But for the U.S. men’s team, there is no running from the fact that it has won zero gold medals in running events. — Carl Lewis August 5, 2021 “The USA team did everything wrong in the men’s relay,” Lewis wrote on Twitter. “But at the end of the day it’s unacceptable and we have to do better.” The men’s 400-meter relay final will be run Friday devoid of a U.S. team.

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Carl Lewis blasts U.S. officials for another botched Olympic 400-meter men’s relay
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Carl Lewis blasts U.S. officials for another botched Olympic 400-meter men’s relay

LA Times  

Members of the U.S. men’s 400-meter relay team console each other after getting disqualified Friday during the Paris Olympics. Nine-time gold medalist Carl Lewis blasted U.S. track and field officials after the Americans once again fumbled their way through the 400-meter relay in the Olympic spotlight. The Americans have not won an Olympic 400-meter relay medal since 2004 despite success …

U.S. men doomed by botched baton pass in 4×100 relay, extending medal drought to 20 years
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U.S. men doomed by botched baton pass in 4×100 relay, extending medal drought to 20 years

New York Times  

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Allyson Felix breaks record for most U.S. Olympic track medals, surpassing Carl Lewis
3 years, 4 months ago

Allyson Felix breaks record for most U.S. Olympic track medals, surpassing Carl Lewis

LA Times  

The U.S. women’s 1,600-meter relay team of Allyson Felix, left, Athing Mu, Dalilah Muhammad and Sydney McLaughlin celebrates after winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. The shy preacher’s daughter who was nicknamed “Chicken Legs” refused to give up and smashed all expectations, leaving Tokyo with two medals, the American track and field career record and vindication. “It was …

U.S. men have one final shot at gold in 1,600-meter relay
3 years, 4 months ago

U.S. men have one final shot at gold in 1,600-meter relay

LA Times  

Vernon Norwood competes in a heat of the men’s 1,600-meter relay on Friday at the Tokyo Olympics. The four men had just ensured that the U.S. men’s track team would get one last opportunity to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. “To come here and experience all of this for the first time and make the final is …

Not again! US men’s team gone after another messy relay
3 years, 4 months ago

Not again! US men’s team gone after another messy relay

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The first time U.S. sprinter Ronnie Baker tried to grab the baton, he found himself holding a handful of Fred Kerley’s jersey. “The USA team did everything wrong in the men’s relay,” sprinting great Carl Lewis wrote on Twitter. It was a total embarrassment, and completely unacceptable for a USA team to look worse than the AAU kids …

Athletics in Olympics: USA fails to make men's 4x100 relay final
3 years, 4 months ago

Athletics in Olympics: USA fails to make men's 4x100 relay final

The Hindu  

The United States failed to make the Olympic men's 4x100 metres relay final after a ragged run saw the team finish a shock sixth in its semifinal on Thursday, the latest in a dire run of performances in an event it dominated for decades. The U.S. team featured two of the individual 100m finalists, Fred Kerley and Ronnie Baker, the …

A U.S. Relay Team Was Disqualified, But An Appeal Puts It Back On Track For Gold
3 years, 4 months ago

A U.S. Relay Team Was Disqualified, But An Appeal Puts It Back On Track For Gold

NPR  

A U.S. Relay Team Was Disqualified, But An Appeal Puts It Back On Track For Gold Enlarge this image toggle caption Petr David Josek/AP Petr David Josek/AP What appeared to be a rookie mistake in the 4x400-meter mixed-gender relay jeopardized Team USA's shot at a gold medal. Americans coasted to the win in the first qualifying heat of the event, …

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