Carl Lewis Calls U.S. Men’s 4×100 Relay Team ‘A Total Embarrassment’
The U.S. women’s 4×100 team’s push for a third consecutive Olympic gold was denied by Jamaica. Jamaica won in a national record of 41.02 seconds, adding the relay title to its Tokyo Olympic collection after sweeping the podium in the 100-meter final. It was the second-fastest time in history. The American team of Javianne Oliver, Teahna Daniels, Jenna Prandini and Gabrielle Thomas won silver in 41.45 seconds. Britain took bronze in 41.88 seconds. “We were really excited to come out here and work hard together and come up with a medal,” said Thomas, who also won bronze in the 200 meters. “We kn...