Out, Then In: U.S. Gets Reprieve After Mixed Relay Disqualification
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The 4x400-meter mixed relay was disqualified for a bad exchange but reinstated after filing a middle-of-the-night protest.
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. men have a long history of dicey baton exchanges in the Olympic relays. So do the U.S. women. Their latest was a first-of-its-kind chance to flub one together, which they might have, but they caught a break that gives them a chance to still win a medal. The country’s difficult history in relay races reappeared in the Olympic debut of the 4x400-meter mixed relay when the team was disqualified for a bad exchange, only to be reinstated after filing a middle-of-the-night protest that got resolved early Saturday in Japan.More Related News