US in drop zone after double relay errors

THE contrast between American and Jamaican sprinting was demonstrated again in the 4x100m relays, where the US team dropped the baton in both the men’s and women’s races.

Darvis Patton and Tyson Gay dropped the baton on the final changeover in the men’s race, while Torri Edwards and Lauryn Williams were the guilty duo for the women, also on the last leg.

World champion Gay — who failed to make the final of the individual 100m — said: “The stick was in my hand but when I went to grab it he had already let go. It takes a second to feel it. It is probably my fault. I am going to take the blame for it. I have never dropped a stick in my life. It is just the way it has been happening for me this year.”