USOC CEO: Future track ties can be solved quickly

By: Associated Press

Posted: Thu 3:24 PM, Jun 28, 2012

Embarrassment or great PR move? The head of the U.S. Olympic Committee is trying to steer clear of the debate over the tiebreaking procedure - or lack thereof - that has dominated the talk at Olympic track trials for nearly a week now.

What he will say, however, is that nothing like this will happen again.

"Next time," CEO Scott Blackmun said Thursday, "we'll have a process in place that addresses this that won't involve a delay in the decision."

Last Saturday, Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh crossed the line in a photo-finish tie for the third and last Olympic spot in the 100 meters.

USA Track and Field had no tiebreaker in place, so it gave the runners a choice between a runoff or a coin flip.

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