This is a violation of the rules (via Olympics.com): "The baton exchange has to happen within a 20m changeover box, located 10m before and 10m after the start of each leg, starting from the second ...

A horrible baton exchange between Coleman and Bednarek squandered any chance Team USA had of medaling for the first time in 20 years. Coleman ran an excellent first leg for the U.S., but he and ...