Olympics: Johnson and Hammond owe James Carter an apology

I just watched NBC's coverage of the men's 400M hurdles in Athens. The announcers, Tom Hammond and Lewis Johnson, are experienced and usually do a superb job. However, speaking as a former 400M hurdler, those two men just acted disgracefully. American James Carter was the top qualifier for the final. He was leading as he approached the ninth (of ten) hurdle. The eventual winner, Felix Sanchez, then went by Carter. Carter faded and finished fourth. Lewis Johnson kept saying that Carter gave up the last 15 meters, and then Hammond followed Johnson's lead. They obviously have never run the 400M hurdles. It is quite possibly the most brutal race in track outside of the marathon. While the race can break any man physically, "giving up" is something 400M hurdlers do not do. If a person was susceptible to giving up, he would not be running the 400M hurdles to begin with. Carter did not give up. His body gave out. I know because I've been there. For Johnson and Hammond to even suggest otherwise, much less flat out accuse Carter of quitting, is an insult of the highest order. They owe James Carter a public apology. Period.