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POSTED: Saturday August 22nd 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Statement from USA Track & Field on disqualification of men's 4x100m relay team

USA Track & Field Chief of Sport Performance Benita Fitzgerald Mosley:

The IAAF Jury of Appeals has upheld the disqualification of
Team USA’s men’s 4x100m relay team. The team was disqualified for
passing before the zone on the exchange between Shawn Crawford and
Darvis Patton.


Below is a statement from USA Track & Field Chief of Sport Performance Benita Fitzgerald Mosley:

“Our men’s 4x100 relay had great preparation for this meet,
including practicing at relay camp and competing with this exact lineup
at Cottbus, where they ran a world-leading time of 37.85. Everyone
involved in the relay, including athletes, coaches and administrators,
were mindful of doing everything in our power to ensure the relay
succeeded. To be disqualified is something that is hard for all of us
to accept, but at this point we can only use it as inspiration for our
remaining three relays, and as a lesson for future championships.  It
does a disservice to the champions we crowned tonight, and to all our
medalists here, to allow this to overshadow what has been a strong
overall team performance in Berlin. We look forward to closing out the
final two days with more great performances. “
     





 About USA Track & Field


 

USA Track
& Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field,
long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF
encompasses the world’s oldest organized sports, some of the
most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and
junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult
runners in the United States.


 
For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org


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    Name: Jill Geer

    Organization: US Track and Field

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    Phone: +1.(317) 713-4654

    URL: http://www.usatf.org/

     

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