"Handoffs are important in relays. They just can’t seem to make it work," explained one fan. "The embarrassment of the century," said another fan. "That men’s 4x100 was a hot mess omg.

MORE: Full results, highlights from men's 4x100m relay at 2024 Paris Olympics The United States executed a late handoff after the first leg of the men's 4x100-meter relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The world champion United States men's 4x100m relay team will not compete for a medal at the Tokyo ... The team had a first-round baton drop at the 2008 Olympics, a first-round illegal handoff at 2009 ...

This adds to the anxiety. In a track and field 4x100m relay, the margins are confused by both the lane staggers and the blur of the handoffs, each of which turns a relatively simple sport complex and ...

Anchoring Jamaica’s gold-medal winning 4×100-meter relay team, the fastest man on earth also etched his name in record books alongside Carl Lewis and Paavo Nurmi as athletes who won nine track ...

De Grasse grabbed the final handoff — and the rest was history. While nursing a hamstring injury, the star sprinter powered the underdog Canadian men’s 4x100-metre relay team across the finish ...