They Just Never Learn! USA Disqualified from World Relays Event After Botched Baton Exchange

For a second straight major event, Team USA was disqualified from a relay event following a poor baton exchange.

The Americans were lining up in the heats of the 4x100m mixed relays at the World Relays Championships in Guangzhou, China on Saturday.

However, a mix-up in the baton exchange between Jada Mowatt and Kendal Williams saw them botch it and as a consequence, they got disqualified from the event, missing out on a top two that would have earned them a direct ticket to the World Championships in Tokyo in September.

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It was another embarrassing situation involving an American team following their poor baton exchange in the men’s 4x100m relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

At the time, a poor exchange between Christian Coleman and Kenny Bednarek left them red faced and the consequence was disqualification, having missed out on a medal and in Paris, it reared its ugly head once again this time in the Chinese city.

In Guangzhou, there was a mix-up when Mowatt and Williams attempted to exchange the baton but dropped it instead and ended up missing out on a place in the final.