Tokyo Olympics: U.S Men botch baton pass & don't qualify in 4x100 relay

TOKYO / OLYMPICS/ 2020. The Men's 4x100 relay. The American men have not won a medal since 2004 (silver). The problem has been the passing of the batons around the track.

Tokyo is no different as the American men place 6th in a preliminary-heat. The baton pass from the second leg to the third leg cost them a chance to qualify for the final. It also looks like the Americans didn't practice either. The athletes admitted to it the media later. It was a total embarrassment for the U.S.

The baton pass between Fred Kerley and Ronnie Baker took nearly 3 seconds. Plus, it looked like the anchor-leg, Cravon Gellespie, just gave up in the last 10 meters.... How hard is it to pass a baton?

Click photos below for the men's 4x100 pre-liminary heat. 

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(Kirby Lee USA Today photo. Tokyo Olympics 2020. The pre-limnary heat of the men's 4x100 relay. Fred Kerley and Ronnie Baker have a bad baton pass.).

(Bloomberg photo. Tokyo Olympics 2020. Because of bad baton pass. The U.S. men trail on far right.).

(Xinhuanet photo. Tokyo Olympics 2020. China, Canada & Italy qualify for the final in the men's 4x100 relay.).