Ka kammala wannan magana: A wata hira da aka yi da shi bayan ya karɓi lambar yabo a gidan rediyon American Broadcasting Company, Collett ya ce waƙar ƙasa ba ta da ma'ana a gare shi. Ya bayyana cewa ya ji ba zai iya girmama taken ba, saboda gwagwarmayar da 'yan Afirka ke fuskanta a lokacin: "Ba zan iya tsayawa a wurin ba kuma in rera kalmomin saboda ban yi imani da cewa gaskiya ne ba. Ina fata sun kasance. Na yi imanin muna da damar samun kyakkyawar ƙasa, amma ban tsammanin muna da ita ba. " Kwamitin wasannin Olympic na kasa da kasa (IOC) ya dakatar da su daga gasar wasannin Olympic ta gaba. Shugaban IOC Avery Brundage ya yi la'akari da shi a matsayin sanarwa na siyasa na gida wanda bai dace da siyasa ba, taron kasa da kasa da aka shirya wasannin Olympics. Tun da John Smith ya janye hamstring mita 80 a cikin karshe yayin da yake jagorantar kuma an yanke hukuncin rashin dacewa da gudu, Amurka ba ta iya samun tawagar a cikin
4 × 400 mita relay kuma an tilasta su karce daga taron.