The favored U.S. 4x100 women's relay team dropped the baton and is out of the competition unless a claim of interference is upheld. At the end of the 2nd leg as Felix got bumped just as she was trying to hand off. On instant replay you could see the runner to Felix's right was leaning over into Felix's lane and then as both were running the opposition runner bumps Felix's arm as she was trying to hand off.
http://www.sbnation.com/2016/8/18/1...sults-united-states-allyson-felix-drops-baton
The United States is out of the women's 4x100 relay at the 2016 Olympics after disaster struck during qualifying on Thursday. Allyson Felix failed to hand the baton to teammate English Gardner to transition to the third leg of the race following a collision with another runner, effectively ending the Americans' run for gold.
The mess will not be without controversy, as Felix seemed to be knocked by the competitor the next lane over just as she was about to hand off the baton. This appears to be what caused Felix to miss the hand off and throw the baton, which cost the U.S. a chance to advance to the semifinals.
The team finished dead last with a time of 1:06.71, over 23 seconds behind 15th-place Kazakhstan. Jamaica won the qualifying with a time of 41.79 seconds.
http://www.sbnation.com/2016/8/18/1...sults-united-states-allyson-felix-drops-baton
The United States is out of the women's 4x100 relay at the 2016 Olympics after disaster struck during qualifying on Thursday. Allyson Felix failed to hand the baton to teammate English Gardner to transition to the third leg of the race following a collision with another runner, effectively ending the Americans' run for gold.
The mess will not be without controversy, as Felix seemed to be knocked by the competitor the next lane over just as she was about to hand off the baton. This appears to be what caused Felix to miss the hand off and throw the baton, which cost the U.S. a chance to advance to the semifinals.
The team finished dead last with a time of 1:06.71, over 23 seconds behind 15th-place Kazakhstan. Jamaica won the qualifying with a time of 41.79 seconds.