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FILE - Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, listens to a reporter's question during a press conference as Coe visited an athletics test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games at National Stadium in Tokyo, Sunday, May 9, 2021. With track and field adding another Diamond League event in China, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe addressed the human rights issues in the country during his state-of-the-sport talk Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)
Coe discusses adding meet in China in state-of-track talk

By Pat Graham Dec. 21, 2021 03:40 PM EST

Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah, left, wins the 100 meters, as American track and field sprinter Sha'carri Richardson, second from left, also competes, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at the Prefontaine Classic track and field meet in Eugene, Ore. Richardson finished in last place. (AP Photo/Thomas Boyd)
Thompson-Herah wins 100, Richardson last in return

By Anne M. Peterson Aug. 21, 2021 06:59 PM EDT

Sha'carri Richardson gestures Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, during a news conference a day before competing in the 100 meters at the Pre Classic track and field meet in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Thomas Boyd)
Sha’Carri Richardson returns to competition at Prefontaine

By Anne M. Peterson Aug. 20, 2021 07:29 PM EDT

Isaiah Jewett celebrates after winning the fourth heat of the men's 800-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Friday, June 18, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Youth runs wild: Collegians, teens dot track team for Tokyo

By Pat Graham And Eddie Pells Jun. 28, 2021 04:15 PM EDT

Sydney McLaughlin sets world record, runs 400-meter hurdles in 51.90 seconds at U.S. Olympic trials

Jun. 28, 2021 12:23 AM EDT
EUGENE. Ore. (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin sets world record, runs 400-meter hurdles in 51.90 seconds at U.S. Olympic trials. ...

Sydney McLaughlin wins a semi-final in the women's 400-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
McLaughlin breaks 400 hurdles mark on historic day at trials

By Eddie Pells Jun. 27, 2021 08:10 PM EDT

Gabby Thomas celebrates after winning the final in the women's 200-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
No doubting Thomas: Harvard sprinter emerges as 200 favorite

By Pat Graham Jun. 27, 2021 04:03 PM EDT

Athing Mu wins the final in the women's 800-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
The Latest: Noah Lyles wins the 200, headed to Tokyo

By The Associated Press Jun. 27, 2021 03:02 PM EDT

Gwendolyn Berry, left, drapes her Activist Athlete T-Shirt over her head as DeAnna Price stands for the national anthem after the finals of the women's hammer throw at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. Price won and Berry finished third. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Message sent: Berry turns away from flag during anthem

By Eddie Pells Jun. 26, 2021 09:16 PM EDT

Emily Sisson competes in the women's 10000-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Cool running: Sisson shines in heat to win 10,000 at trials

By Pat Graham Jun. 26, 2021 04:38 PM EDT

Gabby Thomas celebrates after winning the final in the women's 200-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
The Latest: Reese makes 4th Olympic team in long jump

By The Associated Press Jun. 26, 2021 12:02 PM EDT

Mason Ferlic cools off with a cold towel after the finals of the men's 3000-meter steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Friday, June 25, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Keeping cool: Heat, starting gun the biggest trials tests

By Eddie Pells Jun. 25, 2021 08:33 PM EDT

Mason Finley celebrates during the finals of men's discus throw at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Friday, June 25, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
The Latest: Brixey protests, will run in 110 hurdles semi

Jun. 25, 2021 06:24 PM EDT

Gwendolyn Berry lifts her arm during introductions for the prelims of the women's hammer throw at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Berry opens at Olympic trials: 'I want to impact the world'

By Eddie Pells Jun. 24, 2021 06:59 PM EDT

Trayvon Bromell wins the men's 100-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Bolt's forecast: Watch out for Bromell in 100 at Olympics

By Pat Graham Jun. 24, 2021 06:31 PM EDT

Competitors stand for the national anthem before the prelims of the women's pole vault the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)tonal at the
The Latest: Emma Coburn wins 3,000-meter steeplechase

By The Associated Press Jun. 24, 2021 11:58 AM EDT

Eligibility rule keeps transgender runner out of trials

Jun. 23, 2021 11:33 PM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Transgender runner CeCe Telfer will not be allowed to compete in the women's 400-meter hurdles at U.S. Olympic trials because Telfer has...

FILE - Silver medalist Sydney McLaughlin, left, and gold medalist Dalilah Muhammad, both from the United States, pose during the medal ceremony for the women's 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, in this Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, file photo. The most anticipated race of the U.S. track and field trials may be the women's 400 hurdles, where world record holder Dalilah Muhammad tries to hold off the up-and-comer Sydney McLaughlin. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)
Weather, women's 400 hurdles set to sizzle on final weekend

By Pat Graham Jun. 23, 2021 05:49 PM EDT

FILE - United States' Colleen Quigley looks at her time from heat two of the women's 3000m steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, in this Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, file photo. Quigley left Nike after what they've described as discriminatory or insulting business practices. "Nike was trying to offer me less than what they offered me when I came out of college,” Quigley said in a recent podcast. “To me, it was just a slap in the face.” (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
More than shoes: Nike navigates complicated twists in track

By Eddie Pells Jun. 23, 2021 01:01 PM EDT

Ryan Crouser celebrates during a victory lap, after setting a world record during the finals of men's shot put at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Friday, June 18, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Eat, drink and be merry: Food pairs well with Olympic spot

By Eddie Pells And Pat Graham Jun. 22, 2021 03:32 PM EDT