#ReadySetRio: US women fumble on baton change
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The United States women’s 4x100m relay team failed to make the finals a short while ago after fumbling on the final leg of the baton exchange in heat two.
The mishap took place as Allyson Felix was handing over to the baton to English Gardner. Felix seemed to stumble as she entered the exchange zone and could not catch third runner Gardner, flipping the baton in desperation. It hit the ground as Gardner and Felix crashed into each other. Gardner held her head in desperation as Felix went to pick up the baton and hand it over.
The heat was won by Germany in 42.18 seconds. Nigeria was second in 42.55s while Trinidad and Tobago (42.62) was third.
Only the first three in each heat automatically qualified with the next two fastest times advancing to the final.
