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New York Times
7 hours ago
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- New York Times
Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley pulls out of USATF Championships, will miss Worlds in Tokyo
Two-time Olympic 100m medalist Fred Kerley has pulled out of the USA Track and Field Championships. The 30-year-old sprinter announced his decision to miss the USATF Championships, which are being staged at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon between July 31 and August 3, on social media and subsequently will not be eligible to participate in this year's World Championships in Tokyo. Advertisement Kerley won silver at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and bronze in Paris last year, and won the world 100m title in Eugene in 2022. Confirming his withdrawal from this year's evnt, Kerley wrote: 'The 100m should be a straight sprint. 2025 has presented many hurdles. Taking some time out to get back on track. No USATF Champs this year. Thanks to all my supporters.' Kerley ran 9.76 — the sixth fastest time ever — and 9.77 seconds in the semi-final and final in the USATF Championships in 2022, before winning the World Championships later that year in 9.86. The American's 9.76 time had not been bettered since until last month, when Jamaican Kishane Thompson ran 9.75 — the world's fastest time in a decade. The top three U.S. sprinters in Friday's 100m final in Eugene will qualify for September's World Championships and will join Noah Lyles, who has received a bye onto the team as the defending world champion. In May, Kerley was charged with touch or strike battery and suspended by Grand Slam Track (GST), the new track league founded by celebrated Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson. Kerley was arrested at a hotel in Dania Beach, Florida, where athletes were staying ahead of the Miami meet, after his ex-girlfriend alleged that he had hit her in the face. According to a police report, the woman told police that Kerley approached her at the hotel and alleged that Kerley began to argue with her and struck her in the face with a closed fist, causing her nose to bleed. Kerley's attorney, Richard L. Cooper, said that the sprinter had been 'arrested without thorough investigation by law enforcement. 'Fred never battered anyone,' Cooper said in a statement to The Athletic in May. 'We are focused on working with prosecutors to show that this arrest was a mistake and no charges should be filed. I am confident in that goal.'
NBC Sports
a day ago
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- NBC Sports
Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships 2025: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Noah Lyles highlight events to watch
At the Toyota USA Track and Field Championships, which run Thursday through Sunday, third place can be nearly as sweet as first place for many athletes. In most events, the top three make the team for September's World Championships in Tokyo. Many of the biggest stars already have byes onto the world team as reigning world champions from 2023 — like Noah Lyles, Grant Holloway, Ryan Crouser, Sha'Carri Richardson and Katie Moon. In their events, the U.S. will have four entries at worlds. So the most intriguing events this week can be the ones where the competition for third place is more compelling than for the outright victory. Depth matters. Nick Zaccardi, That in mind, here are five standout events to watch at the meet in Eugene, Oregon: Women's Long Jump — Thursday final 2024 Olympic Trials: Tara Davis-Woodhall, Jasmine Moore, Monae' Nichols 2025 U.S. Rankings: Tara Davis-Woodhall, Lex Brown, Claire Bryant The U.S. boasts four of the world's top eight women this year (indoors and outdoors). The Olympic gold medalist Davis-Woodhall has won all 13 of her competitions since the start of 2024. She has the two best jumps by an American in 2025 (7.07 and 7.05 meters) over just three total starts. She is followed closely by Brown, who since the start of 2024 has improved her best by more than two feet. Bryant won the world indoor title in March after placing 10th at the Olympic Trials. Fellow former Florida Gator Jasmine Moore, who won Olympic bronze in the long jump and triple jump, is again entered in both events this week. Women's 400m — Saturday final 2024 Olympic Trials: Kendall Ellis (not entered), Aaliyah Butler, Alexis Holmes 2025 U.S. Rankings: Aaliyah Butler, Gabby Thomas (not entered), Bella Whittaker, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone McLaughlin-Levrone opted for the flat 400m instead of the 400m hurdles at nationals, despite having broken the world record six times in the latter. Though McLaughlin-Levrone is seeded third by best 400m time in 2025, she is actually the second-fastest American in history in the event, thanks to her 48.74 from 2023. Can she challenge the American record -- Sanya Richards-Ross' 48.70 from 2006 -- and the 2025 world's fastest times from Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser (48.67) and Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic (48.81)? Women's 200m — Sunday final 2024 Olympic Trials — Gabby Thomas, Brittany Brown, McKenzie Long 2025 U.S. Rankings — McKenzie Long, Gabby Thomas, JaMeesia Ford Eight of the world's 10 fastest women this year are American. Thomas won the Tokyo Olympic Trials, was injured (and sixth) in 2022, then won in 2023 and 2024 (en route to Paris gold). Brown is the Olympic bronze medalist. Sha'Carri Richardson, the 2023 World bronze medalist, was fourth at the Olympic Trials. She has a bye into worlds in the 100m and said on July 4 that she plans to race the 200m at nationals. Men's 200m — Sunday final 2024 Olympic Trials: Noah Lyles, Kenny Bednarek, Erriyon Knighton 2025 U.S. Rankings: T'Mars McCallum, Kenny Bednarek, Garrett Kaalund (not entered) Lyles said he plans to run all three rounds of the 200m at nationals even though he has the bye. He will bid for a record-tying fifth U.S. men's 200m title. Lyles is seeded fourth by best time this year (19.88), but that's deceiving as he missed meets due to injury and has since returned with respectable results. Bednarek, the two-time Olympic silver medalist, went 6-0 in Grand Slam Track 100m and 200m races. He hasn't competed since June 1 — withdrawing from the July 5 Prefontaine Classic due to adductor tightness — and posted July 19 that he was back to full-speed training. Bednarek is 2-12 against Lyles all-time in the 200m, according to but the two in his favor were the last two Olympic finals. McCallum, a rising University of Tennessee senior, has the world's best time this year (19.73) after starting the season with a personal best of 20.33. Men's 800m — Sunday final 2024 Olympic Trials: Bryce Hoppel, Hobbs Kessler, Brandon Miller 2025 U.S. Rankings: Josh Hoey, Bryce Hoppel, Donavan Brazier Hoppel (fourth at the Paris Olympics), Hoey (fourth at the 2024 Olympic Trials) and Brazier (2019 World champion) are the three fastest Americans in history. Hoey was a revelation over the winter, running the world's second-fastest indoor 800m in history and then winning the world indoor title. Brazier, the 2019 World outdoor champion, has been the story of the late spring and early summer, returning to relevance after going nearly three years without racing following four lower leg surgeries. Josh Hoey of the United States does just enough to win gold in the men's 800m, securing his first global championship at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China.
Forbes
a day ago
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- Forbes
How To Watch Noah Lyles And Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone At The 2025 USA Outdoor Track And Field Championships
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 08: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using a remote camera) Sydney ... More McLaughlin-Levrone of Team United States crosses the finish line to win the gold medal after competing in the Women's 400m Hurdles Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by) With just 46 days to go until the World Athletics Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Tokyo, Japan, American athletes will flock to Hayward Field in hopes of securing a spot on Team USA. The U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships will take place July 31st through August 3rd in Eugene, Oregon. There are many dreams on the line this week in Eugene. Unsponsored athletes looking to add notable accolades under their belt, high schoolers hoping to take down veterans, world and Olympic champions fighting to repeat their victories, and more. Here is a guide that will take you through how to keep up with the action this weekend. Where You Can Watch The 2025 USA Outdoor Track And Field Championships EUGENE, OREGON - JUNE 24: Cole Hocker celebrates after winning the men's 1500 meter final on Day ... More Four of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 24, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by) The USA Outdoor National Track and Field Championships will air on NBC Sports, Peacock, and July 31st through August 3rd. On Thursday, events can be streamed on for a $12.99 subscription. The streaming window will be from 1:30 p.m. to 12:10 a.m. EST. Friday's event will air on from 2 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. EST. Saturday and Sunday can be streamed on NBC, and Peacock. Below is a broadcast window that shows when viewers can watch on each platform. Detailed streaming schedule of the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. For those looking to tune into specific events, here is a complete racing schedule. Fans who may not be able to watch the events live but still want to keep up with the action can access the live results link when it becomes available. Notable Storylines To Watch This Weekend In Eugene EUGENE, OREGON - JUNE 23: Fred Kerley, Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek react while crossing the finish ... More line in the men's 100 meter final on Day Three 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Track & Field at Hayward Field on June 23, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by) Olympic and world champion Noah Lyles will be looking to earn his seventh and eighth national titles this weekend at Hayward Field. Lyles hasn't competed much this season as he took a three-month break from racing after sustaining an injury in April. His first race back was a 200-meter clash between him and Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo at the Monaco Diamond League. Lyles won in 19.88 for his season opener. A week later, he took on a tough field in the 100-meter dash at the London Diamond League. Although he lost to Olympic finalist Oblique Seville, he ran 10.00, which is one of Lyles' fastest season openers in the event. Despite not racing as much as he typically does, the Olympic champion seems to be in great shape ahead of the weekend. Since Lyles is the reigning world champion in both events, he has the bye, meaning he will race in Tokyo regardless of his finish this weekend. As stated in a press conference before the London Diamond League, he will run the rounds of both events to develop race sharpness and to earn the titles he has been defending for years. EUGENE, OREGON - JUNE 30: Gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone poses with the gold medal after ... More setting a new world record in the women's 400 meter hurdles final on Day Ten of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 30, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by) Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will be taking on a new event this year at the U.S. Championships. McLaughlin-Levrone, the six-time world record holder in the 400-meter hurdles, is opting against running her signature event in Eugene. Instead, she will run the 400-meter dash in hopes of pushing her already dominant legacy to new heights. McLaughlin-Levrone wanted to attempt this same plan in 2023, but unfortunately became injured, pulling out of the U.S. championships and did not compete at the Budapest world championships that year. This means, unlike Lyles, she does not have the bye in any event. Her decision to race in the 400-meter dash this week means her only way to Tokyo is to place in the top three. The world record holder is hoping to break the 48.70 American record in the 400-meter dash held by the legendary Sanya Richard-Ross. In 2023, McLaughlin-Levrone was just shy of breaking it, running 48.74. In addition to rewriting history, she is looking forward to taking on Olympic champion and Olympic silver medalist Marileidy Paulino and Salwa Eid Naser this September, both of whom have faster personal bests than hers. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 24: Quincy Wilson of Bullis School (MD) competes in the boys ... More 4x400 meter relay during Penn Relays at Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania on April 24, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by) While veterans like Lyles and McLaughlin-Levrone have their work cut out for them, there are some high school phenoms looking to upset the fields this weekend. At the top of the list is Olympic gold medalist Quincy Wilson, who just broke another U18 world record a few weeks ago in Memphis. He sits third overall in the U.S. rankings with a time of 44.10. Along with Wilson will be some of his teammates from Bullis, University of Florida commit Sydney Sutton, and freshman Parker Coes. Some other high schoolers with their eyes set on a Team USA uniform are Tate Taylor and Maurice Gleaton. Taylor set a new high school national record in the 100-meter dash this year of 9.92 seconds. He also broke Lyle's indoor national record in the 200-meter dash. Gleaton runs 9.98 in the 100-meter dash and is committed to the University of Georgia. EUGENE, OREGON - JUNE 12: JaMeesia Ford of the South Carolina Gamecocks competes in the 200 meter ... More semifinals during the Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field Championship held at Hayward Field on June 12, 2025 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) Some collegiate athletes have a strong chance at securing their spots in Tokyo. Two-time national champion and two-time SEC champion Jordan Anthony is a strong contender to make the team in the 100-meter dash. Anthony, recently turning pro with Adidas, now trains with Lyles. T'Mars McCallum from the University of Tennessee ran a world lead in the 200-meter dash several weeks ago and will be looking to repeat that magic in Eugene this week. Jameesia Ford is another notable name who can shake up the women's 200-meter dash field. Ford broke Allyson Felix's previous USA U20 record in the event, earned four SEC titles at this year's conference championships, and is the NCAA national champion in the 200-meter dash.
CNA
a day ago
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- CNA
McLaughlin-Levrone 400m flat foray a highlight for US trials
NEW YORK :Hurdles queen Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wants to carve out new territory in the 400 metres flat as the U.S. track and field trials kick off this week in Eugene, Oregon, with a ticket to the World Athletics Championships on the line. She broke the 400m hurdles world record for an astonishing sixth time for her second straight Olympic title in Paris last year and hopes to bring home world gold in the flat event at the global showcase in Tokyo in September. She has slowly chipped away at the event after teasing her interest three years ago, becoming the second-fastest American ever with 48.74 seconds in Eugene in 2023 and winning at that same springy Hayward Field track earlier this month in 49.43. "This is just a great indicator for us, moving forward, so a lot to work on, a lot to go and look back at," McLaughlin-Levrone said after the most recent win. "It's not as daunting as it once was." With reigning champions like Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson guaranteed entry into the men's and women's 100m at worlds, McLaughlin-Levrone's 400m flat attempt injects some drama into an otherwise straightforward U.S. trials. Both Lyles and Richardson have declared for the sprint double in Eugene, though only Lyles has the bye into worlds in the 200m after taking that title in 2023, as well. Richardson can expect to see the 200m Olympic champion Gabby Thomas at the line in both events, after Thomas has kept up a busy schedule with Grand Slam Track this year, while the back-to-back men's 200m Olympic silver medallist Kenny Bednarek will feature on the men's side. Another highlight will come with the women's 800m, where the sentimental favourite Athing Mu-Nikolayev will hope to get her comeback story on track after stunningly failing to make the U.S. Olympic team a year ago at trials. The 23-year-old had been favoured to repeat in her signature event at the Paris Games but instead tripped and crashed to the track at Hayward Field. It was later revealed that she had a hamstring injury in the lead-up to the selection event. She ran her first 800m in almost a year at the Prefontaine Classic earlier this month, finishing a disappointing 10th in 2:03.44. "I'm glad I made it through the race," she told Citius Mag after the race, saying that she felt physically ready to compete at the U.S. trials.
Reuters
a day ago
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- Reuters
McLaughlin-Levrone 400m flat foray a highlight for US trials
NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - Hurdles queen Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wants to carve out new territory in the 400 metres flat as the U.S. track and field trials kick off this week in Eugene, Oregon, with a ticket to the World Athletics Championships on the line. She broke the 400m hurdles world record for an astonishing sixth time for her second straight Olympic title in Paris last year and hopes to bring home world gold in the flat event at the global showcase in Tokyo in September. She has slowly chipped away at the event after teasing her interest three years ago, becoming the second-fastest American ever with 48.74 seconds in Eugene in 2023 and winning at that same springy Hayward Field track earlier this month in 49.43. "This is just a great indicator for us, moving forward, so a lot to work on, a lot to go and look back at," McLaughlin-Levrone said after the most recent win. "It's not as daunting as it once was." With reigning champions like Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson guaranteed entry into the men's and women's 100m at worlds, McLaughlin-Levrone's 400m flat attempt injects some drama into an otherwise straightforward U.S. trials. Both Lyles and Richardson have declared for the sprint double in Eugene, though only Lyles has the bye into worlds in the 200m after taking that title in 2023, as well. Richardson can expect to see the 200m Olympic champion Gabby Thomas at the line in both events, after Thomas has kept up a busy schedule with Grand Slam Track this year, while the back-to-back men's 200m Olympic silver medallist Kenny Bednarek will feature on the men's side. Another highlight will come with the women's 800m, where the sentimental favourite Athing Mu-Nikolayev will hope to get her comeback story on track after stunningly failing to make the U.S. Olympic team a year ago at trials. The 23-year-old had been favoured to repeat in her signature event at the Paris Games but instead tripped and crashed to the track at Hayward Field. It was later revealed that she had a hamstring injury in the lead-up to the selection event. She ran her first 800m in almost a year at the Prefontaine Classic earlier this month, finishing a disappointing 10th in 2:03.44. "I'm glad I made it through the race," she told Citius Mag, opens new tab after the race, saying that she felt physically ready to compete at the U.S. trials. "I'm just happy that, you know, I'm not crazy down about it. I know it's been a while - it's just what comes with coming back." The 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships begin on Thursday.
