Carl Lewis Torches USA Track & Field After Embarrassing Muffed Handoff In Relay

10.08.2024 - 03:58 foxnews.com

Things did not go well for the US men's 4x100m relay team at the Paris Olympics and one of the best the sport has ever seen was more than happy to rip into not just its performance, but USA Track & Field in its entirety.

The 4x100 has for whatever reason been a real problem for the United States men. While the women took gold in the event on Friday, the men's team hasn't medaled in it since the Summer Olympics were in Sydney back in 2000.

So, the hope was that Friday would be the day that that changed… But, alas, not only did that not change it stayed the same in embarrassing fashion.

Sprinters Christian Coleman and Kenny Bednarek ran into each other during the first handoff of the race which ruined any chance of the US team standing on the podium.

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Novak Djokovic Chases 25th Grand Slam Title In US Open After Clinching Olympics Gold

Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff will headline the US Open competition, the final Grand Slam competition of the year, starting from August 26, with Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek, the number one duo being the top seeds across men's and women's categories. The competition will be taking place till September 8. Both Gauff and Djokovic are arriving in the US for this competition with two different trajectories. Gauff has struggled as of late, holding an unremarkable record of 3-4 in her last seven matches. She could not impress a lot in the Paris Olympics as well, exiting the competition in third round, succumbing to the silver medalist Donna Vekic, as per Olympics.com.

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Two weeks after winning his historic silver medal at the Paris Olympics, star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will resume action at the Lausanne Diamond League meeting on Thursday, seeking to reclaim the DL trophy at the season-ending finale next month. Nursing a long-standing groin injury, Chopra claimed a silver in the Paris Olympics on August 8 with a 89.45m throw, having won a historic gold in the Tokyo edition of the Games three years ago. The 26-year-old double Olympic medallist Indian on Saturday confirmed his participation at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, leaving a decision on a possible surgery after the end of the season.

After Silver At Olympics, Neeraj Chopra Takes Field In Lausanne For Diamond League

Carlos Alcaraz apologizes for smashing racket during tough loss - ESPN

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