Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muhurukuro pashure pomutambo wemenduru neAmerican Broadcasting Company, Collett akati rwiyo rwenyika rwaisareva chinhu kwaari. Akatsanangura kuti akanga anzwa asingakwanisi kukudza rwiyo, nemhaka yokurwisana kwakatarisana nevaAfrica vokuAmerica panguva iyoyo: "Handina kukwanisa kumira ipapo ndokuimba mashoko acho nokuti handitendi kuti ndeechokwadi. Ndinoshuva kuti dai vakanga vari. Ndinotenda kuti tine mukana wokuva nenyika yakanaka, asi handifungi kuti tine". Vaviri ava vakarambidzwa kupinda mumakwikwi eOlympic munguva yemberi neInternational Olympic Committee (IOC). Purezidhendi weIOC Avery Brundage akafunga kuti yakanga iri tsumo yezvematongerwe enyika yomunyika isingakodzeri nzvimbo isina zvematongerwe enyika, yemarudzi ose iyo Mitambo yeOlympic yaifanira kuva. Sezvo John Smith akanga adhonza hamstring mamita 80 mufainari achitungamirira uye akanga atongwa kuva asina kukodzera kumhanya, U.S. zvino yakanga isingagoni kuisa chikwata mu
4 × 400 metres relay uye vakamanikidzwa kubvisa mumutambo wacho.