"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.

The 4x100 relay is as much about chemistry and timing ... Bednarek began to accelerate too early which caused the handoff to be out of the zone. It is almost always the outgoing runner’s fault ...

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 ...