BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis harshlycriticized U.S. track and field relays on Tuesday.
U.S. 4x100m and 4x400m relays have struggled with coaching controversies and changes and declining results at recent major championships.
“USATF needs to stop the joking, stop the crap,” Lewis said at a U.S. Olympic Committee media summit. “What they need to do is get a retired college coach who is going to tell an agent that gets off, who is going to tell the athlete to get in line and know how to put together a 4×100 and know how to put together a relay.