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The women’s 1500 meters competition at the U.S. Olympic Trials was always going to be a cutthroat matchup due to the sheer depth of the field. But with four Olympians competing alongside several national champions and an American record holders in the final on Sunday in Eugene, Oregon, it turned into a more thrilling battle than anyone could have imagined—and put the rest of the world on notice.
It was Nikki Hiltz, the reigning U.S. 1500-meter champion and U.S. mile record holder, who took home the win with a fierce closing kick. But Hiltz (who identifies as transgender and nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns) didn’t even look at the clock while they were on the track after the race.
“I knew we were running fast, but if someone would’ve told me this morning that 3:56 doesn’t make the team, I don’t want to know that,”…
