United States 4x100 Relay Team Disqualified in Beijing Semifinal

Aug. 21, 2008

BEIJING, China – – Former University of Miami track star Lauryn Williams and the rest of the 4×100 relay team have been disqualified in the semifinal round due to a dropped baton during a handoff between Tori Edwards and Williams.

Edwards, L. Williams, Mechelle Lewis and Angela Williams were expected to be in the running for the gold in one of the United States historically strong events, but for the second straight Olympics a dropped baton has prevented the U.S. from earning a medal.

L. Williams Olympic games come to an end without a medal for the first time in her career. She won a silver medal in Athens in 2004 in the 100-meters