RIO DE JANEIRO — The United States is seeking to be reinstated into the final of the 4x100 meters, claiming that Allyson Felix was bumped by a rival runner just ahead of a botched handover.
The U.S. team crossed the line well behind all other teams in their relay after Felix picked up the baton and handed it over to English Gardner. Replays showed how Felix lost balance just before the handover.
“I got bumped coming into the exchange zone and it completely threw me off balance,” said Felix. “I tried to hold it together to get to English. Maybe if I had one more step I could’ve, but I was falling.”
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