Track and field enthusiasts from the USA had their hopes pinned on August 9. Well, why not? 8 of their sprinting phenoms were set to stomp down the purple tracks for the men’s and women’s 4x100m relay finals. However, the ending was bittersweet. After a series of fumbles, it was the USA women led by Sha’Carri Richardson as the anchor who managed to clinch gold in 41.78 seconds, while the men were knocked out of contention. But what were the jumbles about?

In the men’s 4x100m, Team USA was off to a bumpy start. The passing of the baton between the first and second runners, Christian Coleman and Kenny Bednarek was indeed a messy one. The two seemingly clashed due to their differing speeds, and the hitch during the unclean pass caused a time lapse. And the momentum that was broken, could not be regained thereafter. Eventually, the side was disqualified given rule TR24.7, as the final passage was beyond the mark. Surprisingly, another gaffe was set to happen during the Gabby Thomas’s pass to Richardson, however, the latter prevented it.

Gabby’s pass to Richardson was slightly delayed, which had the latter turning back while grabbing the baton. However, Richardson’s strong strides during the final 100m were enough for the side to have won. But fans have nearly gasped at how close that was. And now, they are commenting on how Richardson marginally prevented another grave error. One of them wrote, “Whew Richardson saved the day!!! Because that gabby to Shacarri handoff was bad, cuz Shacarri had to look back.”

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