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With the National Stadium still buzzing over Usain Bolt’s world-record sprint in the final of the men’s 100-meter dash on Saturday night, attention turned to the final of the women’s 100 meters on Sunday as former Lady Tiger Muna Lee lined up with a shot at gold.

But the race quickly turned into controversy as the Jamaican trio of Shelly-Ann Fraser (10.78), Sherone Simpson (10.98) and Kerron Stewart (10.98) swept the medals following what appeared to be a false start by American Torri Edwards running out of lane six.

Lee, who was lined up in lane five next to Edwards, did not react to the gun after seeing Edwards flinch and was the last to get out of the blocks.

She managed to cross the finish line in fifth place with a time of 11.07 seconds in her first career Olympic final in the 100 meters. Fellow American Lauryn Williams finished one spot off the medal stand in fourth place with a time of 11.03, while Edwards broke the tape in last place with a pedestrian time of 11.20, leaving the United States empty-handed.

Representatives of USA Track & Field filed a protest after the race saying that the runners should have been called back to the start following the possible false start by Edwards, but they were denied their appeal and the race was not reviewed by meet officials.

Lee will now prepare to line up in the first round of qualifying in the women’s 200-meter dash on Monday at 9 p.m. CT. She will also run a leg on the United States’ 4x100-meter relay.

“We’ll bounce back as a team,” Lee said following the race. “It was my fault for not getting out. I should have gotten out of the blocks. I’m just going to focus on my next race and not worry about this one. I feel great. I thought one of us would be in the mix. It was a fine tune-up for my 200.”

Lady Tiger great Lolo Jones began her quest for Olympic gold Sunday evening at the Bird’s Nest as she advanced to the semifinal round of the women’s 100-meter hurdles by winning the fourth of five qualifying heats with an opening time of 12.71. Jones is the favorite to win the gold medal in the event as she owns the top time in the world this season at 12.45.

She will race in the first of two semifinal heats scheduled to begin Monday at 6:40 a.m. CT as the top four finishers in each heat will qualify for Tuesday’s Olympic final set to run at 9:30 a.m. CT.

“It’s like an all out dog fight when you’re competing at this level. I’m still a little nervous,” Jones said. “I have to keep telling myself to calm down. I want to have a complete race.”

LSU junior and reigning NCAA champion Nickiesha Wilson also advanced to semifinal action in the women’s 400-meter hurdles by finishing third in her opening round heat with a time of 55.75. The Jamaican hopes to qualify for the final with a top-four finish in her semifinal race that will go off at 7:45 a.m. CT on Monday. The eight-man final follows Wednesday at 9:35 a.m. CT.

Wilson is a definite threat to earn a spot on the medal podium after finishing fourth in the event at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, last summer.