After an eventful 10 days of track and field trials, most of Team USA’s roster is set for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The athletes still waiting to find out whether they will be making the trip will know no later than July 8.
Noah Lyles is one of the biggest headliners as he will be going for the Olympic sprint double following wins in the 100m and 200m events in Oregon.
Lyles competed in the 2020 Tokyo Games and won bronze in the 200m, but said that was not his best performance because he had been struggling with his mental health ahead of the competition. This time around, Lyles is feeling confident and has a goal of winning gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and potentially the 4x400m relay, if he gets a chance.
On the women’s side, Sha’Carri Richardson will officially be making her Olympic debut after crushing the 100m trial race with the fastest women’s time this season. While Richardson found success most of the week, she fell short of qualifying for the sprint double by finishing fourth in the 200m.
Meanwhile, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set another world record in the 400m hurdles at 50.65 seconds. She won the gold medal at the event in Tokyo and will once again be the favorite in…
