Carl Lewis pushes for drastic changes after US men's disastrous 4x100 relay: 'Time to blow up the system'

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American track star Noah Lyles missed the 4x100-meter relay due to COVID-19. While Team USA may have benefited from Lyles' presence on the track for the relay event, a mishap ultimately ended the American men's hopes of capturing gold in Paris Friday.

The U.S. men's track and field team extended its medal drought in the men’s event to 20 years after a botched handoff in the first leg of the race led to a disqualification for the Americans. 

The team of Christian Coleman, Kenneth Bednarek, Kyree King and Fred Kerley finished the race in seventh place but was later disqualified after it was found Coleman handed off the baton to two-time silver medalist Bednarek outside the exchange zone.

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Carl Lewis, a former American track and field athlete, during a tour of the Stade de France on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris.  (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

Legendary track and field athlete and nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis has been in Paris to watch the 2024 Summer Games. He described Team USA's performance on Friday as a "total embarrassment," while also calling for some serious changes to U.S. track and field.

"It is time to blow up the system," Lewis posted on X, formerly Twitter. "This continues to be completely unacceptable. It is clear that EVERYONE at [USA Track & Field] is more concerned with relationships than winning. No athlete should step on the track and run another relay until this program is changed from top to bottom."

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Canada claimed the gold medal after finishing the race