The United States finished in sixth place in its men's 4x100-meter relay heat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, failing to advance to the finals and also failing to win a medal for the fourth consecutive Olympics. With another defeat on their hands, former American track and field star Carl Lewis had some harsh criticism for the United States 4x100-meter relay team.
Following the race, Lewis, who won two of his nine Olympic gold medals as a member of the 4x100-meter relay team, took to Twitter and called Team USA's attempt "a total embarrassment."
"The USA team did everything wrong in the men's relay," Lewis tweeted. "The passing system is wrong, athletes running the wrong legs, and it was clear that there was no leadership. It was a total embarrassment, and completely unacceptable for a USA team to look worse than the AAU kids I saw .
The United States ended up finishing in sixth place behind the likes of China, Canada, Italy, Germany, and Ghana with a time of 38.10. All five countries in front of the United States qualified for the final.
One of the biggest reasons for the poor finish was Trayvon Bromell getting off to a less-than-stellar start in the first leg. In addition, the Americans had a botched baton pass between Fred Kerley and Ronnie Baker, who ran the second and third legs of the race respectively. Baker was forced to slow down completely in order to grab the baton from Kerley.
Prior to the botched baton pass, the United States was in the middle of the field.
Lewis also took issue with what runners were running what legs of the relay for the United States. It's unclear who exactly Lewis would've had run which leg, but he was clearly frustrated.
In the 2008 Olympics, the United States dropped the baton on the last leg in an error between Darvis Patton and Tyson Gay. In 2016, the Americans earned silver medals, but were stripped after Gay tested positive for a banned substance. Four years later, the United States was disqualified when a baton hand-off between Mike Rodgers and Justin Gatlin took place outside of the designated area.
It's been a series of struggles for the United States 4x100-meter relay team and Lewis has clearly seen enough.
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