After Thursday night's debacles, he might not serve in that capacity much longer. The women have won nine times.īut that speed brings with it the arrogance of taking for granted the seemingly simple act of passing the baton from one to another.įormer Stanford track coach Brooks Johnson has been the head relay coach for U.S. Included in this assessment will be the way in which we select, train and coach our relays.'įor decades, American 4x100 relay teams have been getting by on superior speed to cover up for less-than-perfect handoffs. The review will include assessments from inside and outside the USATF family. 'Once the Games are complete, we will be conducting a comprehensive review of our program. 'I, like all fans of Team USA, am extremely disappointed with the performance of our relays today,' said Doug Logan, new CEO of USA Track & Field.

was disqualified for passing out of the zone. Although Williams picked it up and finished the race, the U.S. Torri Edwards similarly could not pass to Lauryn Williams on the anchor of their race and the baton was also dropped. Third man Darvis Patton and anchorman Tyson Gay could not complete their exchange and the baton was dropped. Neither squad will be around to get whipped by Jamaica in tonight's finals. In a confounding sequence of events, both the American men's and women's 4x100-meter relay teams screwed up their exchanges on the anchor legs in the qualifying rounds.

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