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 I saw.” The U.S. men won’t win a medal they used to count on in what is turning out to be a rough Olympic track meet. The U.S. men haven’t won the 4x100 at the Olympics since 2000 and haven’t made it cleanly to the finish line in a final since taking a silver medal in 2012.

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LA Times  

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New York Times  

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China Daily  

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LA Times  

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3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: US men's 4x100m team fail to qualify for final after another messy relay

Firstpost  

The US men haven’t won the Olympic 4x100 since 2000 and haven’t made it cleanly to the finish line in a final since taking a silver medal in 2012. “We’re just all running fast right now so, you know, the timing and everything, the couple of practices we had,” said Baker, who ran 9.95 seconds to finish fifth in the …

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3 years, 4 months ago

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The Hindu  

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3 years, 4 months ago

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LA Times  

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3 years, 4 months ago

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NPR  

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