The U.S. men's 4x100 relay team came under heavy criticism from Olympic legend Carl Lewis after failing to qualify for the final in Tokyo.
for Team USA that left them out of medal contention on Wednesday in Tokyo.
After the disappointing showing by the team of Trayvon Bromell, Fred Kerley, Ronnie Baker and Cravon Gillespie, legendary Olympic sprinter Carl Lewisthat they"did everything wrong," calling it"a total embarrassment" and saying that Team USA looked worse than an AAU team. Sprinter Cravon Gillepie reacts after Team USA failed to qualify for the men's 4x100 relay final in Tokyo despite being the reigning world champions.Craig asked if the team wasn't even notified of who would be running the relay until a day or two before the event.
The U.S. relay team had won the gold medal at the 2019 World Championships and was a heavy favorite to medal in Tokyo before Wednesday's showing. It marked the latest disaster in the relay for Team USA, which dropped the baton in the first round of the 2008 Olympics, had their medal stripped because of doping at the 2012 Olympics, and had an illegal handoff in the finals at the 2016 Olympics.
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