The U.S. men failed to advance to the final of the 4x100 relay in track and field at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, extending a long string of failure in an event they used to own.
The team of Trayvon Bromell, Fred Kerley, Ronnie Baker and Cravon Gillespie finished sixth in the second heat of qualifying, done in by a series of bad exchanges that resulted in a time of 38.10 seconds.
"We've definitely got to pick it up for the worlds next year, and the next Olympics, because this is unacceptable," Gillespie said afterwards.