Noah Lyles, 200 m world champion, shone this Sunday at the closing of the U.S. national championshipsheld at Hayward Field in Eugene (Oregon, USA) where the World Championships in Athletics will begin in three weeks.
This championship served as a great appetizer for the global event, held from July 15 to 24and performed by athlete Sydney McLaughlin, who on Saturday broke her own world record of 400 m hurdles (51.46), with a record of 51.41.
For the World Championships, the first three in each US Championship test are classified.
On the last day, Lyles took Sunday’s victory in the 200 m (19.67) ahead of Erriyon Knighton (19.69), who, at 18, has the best score of the year with 19.49.
Fred Kerley completed the podium of this test with 19.83.
At the same test of women’s competition came one of the failures of that day the elimination in the semifinals of Sha’Carri Richardson (22.47).
The winner in the final was Abby Steiner with 21.80, the same record where she has the best record of the year, ahead of Tamara Clark (22.05) and Cambrea Sturgis (22.11).
One of Sunday’s curiosities was experienced in the 110 m hurdles.
Devon Allen, with a time of 13.09, achieved the third best time and qualified for the World Cups after he signed with the NFL as a “wide receiver” of the Philadelphia Eagles in April.
Daniel Roberts (13.03) and Trey Cunningham (13.08) were first and second, respectively.
In the 800 m, Athing Mu (1: 57.16) won the women’s competition by beating Ajee Wilson (1: 57.23) and Raevyn Rogers (1: 57.96) while Bryce Hoppel (1: 44.60) defeated Jonah Koech (1: 44.74) and Brandon Miller (1: 45.19) in the men’s section.
On the other hand, Rai Benjamin achieved the best mark of the season in the 400m hurdles (47.04) and was proclaimed champion ahead of Trevor Bassitt (47.47) and Khallifah Rosser (47.65).
As for the 5000 m, Elise Cranny (15: 49.15) sang victory in the women’s race with Karissa Schweizer (15: 49.32) and Emily Infeld (15: 49.42) who completed the podium while Grant Fisher (13: 03.86) also made it to the men’s competition when she defeated Woody Kincaid (13: 06.70) and Abdihamid Nur (13: 08.63).
Emma Coburn won the women’s 3,000 hurdles (9: 10.63) before Courtney Wayment (9: 12.10) and Courtney Frerichs (9: 16.18).
In the men’s triple jump, Donald Scott (17.07 meters) was crowned while Shelby McEwen (2.33) won the high jump.
Finally, Ethan Dabbs got the win in the men’s javelin throw in the final attempt of 81.29 metersand Chase Ealey dominated the women’s shot put final with 20.51, best of the year and personal best.
Source: La Verdad
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