Team USA DQ'd in Athletics Mixed 4x400 Relay for Violating Technical Rule at Olympics

Team USA was disqualified from the 4x400-meter mixed relay at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday after a technical violation in the first qualifying heat.

Jonathan Gault

Team USA's relay woes surface early in the 2020 Olympics. The mixed 4x400 relay -- heavy favorites for gold -- has been DQ'd for violating technical rule 24.19. <a href="https://t.co/Ph1s0I3ENX">pic.twitter.com/Ph1s0I3ENX</a>

The DQ came after one of the U.S.' baton handoffs came outside the designated zone.

Chris Chavez

The United States mixed 4x400m relay team has been DQ’ed for the handoff coming outside of the zone. They had won the world championship gold medal in this event.