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

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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, but the four sprinters were disqualified when it was ruled that a baton handoff between Elija Godwin and Lynna Irby took place outside the exchange box before Irby ran the second leg. "The U.S. 4x400m mixed relay team has been reinstated and will compete in Saturday's final," the team announced after a few hours of online scrutiny over the simple but costly error. Now that the U.S. is cleared to run in Saturday's 4x400m mixed relay final, Allyson Felix, who is expected to run in the event, has a shot at clinching a record 10 Olympic medals.

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U.S. men, with Rai Benjamin anchoring, win 4×400 relay gold for third consecutive Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. men, with Rai Benjamin anchoring, win 4×400 relay gold for third consecutive Olympics

New York Times  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Everything that makes Rai Benjamin such an effective anchor leg was on display. “I run the 400 hurdles,” Benjamin said, “so I’d like to think that my engine is bigger than his. … You guys about to get punished right now.” Rai Benjamin holds off Letsile Tebogo to anchor Team USA to gold in the 4x400m relay! …

Sha'Carri Richardson aces anchor leg in 4x100m relay win with meme-worthy look : NPR
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sha'Carri Richardson aces anchor leg in 4x100m relay win with meme-worthy look : NPR

NPR  

Sha'Carri Richardson aces anchor leg in 4x100m relay win with meme-worthy look toggle caption Bernat Armangue/AP SAINT-DENIS, France — After losing some ground from a shaky baton handoff, the American women pulled through to win gold in the 4x100-meter relay, helped by an end blitz from anchor leg Sha'Carri Richardson. The U.S. men fumble the handoff In the men's race, …

U.S. men doomed by botched baton pass in 4×100 relay, extending medal drought to 20 years
4 months, 2 weeks ago

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

New York Times  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Disqualified. America’s medal drought in the men’s 4×100 relay continues. In the moment, it just didn’t happen.” That was the steady refrain from the American men, determined to be vague about the latest mishap that cost them a medal. America has not won a medal in the men’s 4×100 relay since 2004, when Shawn Crawford, Justin Gatlin, …

World Athletics Championships 2023: USA claims crushing victory in men’s 4x400m relay
1 year, 3 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: USA claims crushing victory in men’s 4x400m relay

The Hindu  

The United States maintained its vice-like grip of the men’s 4x400 metres relay on Sunday when it emphatically won its ninth world gold from the last 10 finals. Quincy Hall and Vernon Norwood built an early lead before Justin Robinson, who also got a gold in the mixed 4x400 on the opening night, stretched it to give anchor Rai Benjamin …

World Athletics Championships 2023: USA women disqualified from 4x400m relay after baton fail
1 year, 3 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: USA women disqualified from 4x400m relay after baton fail

The Hindu  

The United States women’s 4x400 metres relay team, who has won seven of the last eight World Championships and the last seven Olympic golds, was disqualified from Saturday’s semifinals after a botched baton changeover. The US was trailing Britain after three legs when Alexis Holmes initially failed to collect the baton from Quanera Hayes and by the time she got …

World Athletics Championships 2022: US legend Allyson Felix defers retirement for 4x400m relay
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: US legend Allyson Felix defers retirement for 4x400m relay

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To much fanfare, Allyson Felix had initially signed off her glittering career with a 19th world medal as she helped the US team to bronze in the 4x400m mixed relay in Hayward Field on the first day of action of the worlds a week ago. US track legend Allyson Felix has deferred her retirement to run heats for the women’s …

Athletics-Dominican Republic Win 4x400 Mixed Relay, No Golden Goodbye for Felix
2 years, 5 months ago

Athletics-Dominican Republic Win 4x400 Mixed Relay, No Golden Goodbye for Felix

News 18  

Allyson Felix was denied a golden goodbye at the World Championships after the United States took bronze behind Dominican Republic and Netherlands in a spectacular 4x400m mixed relay in Eugene, Oregon on Friday.The home crowd had roared with delight as seven-times Olympic gold medallist Felix took the baton for the second leg though the 36-year-old, running in her final major …

Chijindu Ujah's Olympic teammates at risk of losing silver medal after doping violation
3 years, 4 months ago

Chijindu Ujah's Olympic teammates at risk of losing silver medal after doping violation

The Hindu  

The British Olympic Association's Chairman Hugh Robertson said it would be "tragic" if other members of the country's Olympic 4x100m relay team were stripped of their silver medals over Chijindu Ujah's anti-doping rule violation. On Thursday, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Ujah had been provisionally suspended for allegedly breaching anti-doping rules at the Tokyo Games. It listed the prohibited substances …

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 …

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 …

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. …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: USA's 4x400m mixed relay team reinstated to final after successful appeal
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: USA's 4x400m mixed relay team reinstated to final after successful appeal

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The USA 4x400m mixed relay team was disqualified for an illegal changeover. The United States have been reinstated to Saturday’s Olympic 4x400m mixed relay final after successfully appealing against disqualification, USA Track and Field confirmed. Felix did not take part in the heat as Elija Godwin, Irby, Taylor Manson and Bryce Deadmon instead took to the track at the Olympic …

Indian mixed relay team’s 2018 Asian Games silver upgraded to gold after Bahrain’s Kemi Adekoya fails dope test
4 years, 5 months ago

Indian mixed relay team’s 2018 Asian Games silver upgraded to gold after Bahrain’s Kemi Adekoya fails dope test

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Bahrain, which had topped the 4x400 mixed relay final, was disqualified after Kemi Adekoya was handed a four-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit for failing a dope test. The Indian 4x400m mixed relay team’s silver medal in the 2018 Asian Games has been upgraded to gold following the disqualification of original winners Bahrain on account of a doping ban …

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