Steve Lewis, a U.S. 400-meter runner, threatened...

Steve Lewis, a U.S. 400-meter runner, threatened not to run in the Olympic 1,600-meter relay if Michael Johnson was drafted onto the squad.

“We won’t run,” Lewis said. “We have the support of the other quartermilers. If he’s in, we won’t run.”

Lewis and Danny Everett said Tuesday they preferred Andrew Valman in the relay.

“I guess they’re going to have to drop out,” said Johnson, who ran the third-fastest 400 of the year at London last week. “I’ve already been named to the team and I am ready to run.”