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Noah Lyles doesn’t like his only Olympic medal, the bronze he won in the 200 meters at the Tokyo Olympics. On Sunday, he will take another step toward adding Olympic gold to his trophy.
Lyles is the main event Sunday at the Olympic Track and Field Trials, with the men’s 100m final scheduled for 10:49pm ET at Hayward Field. He will make his debut in the semifinals scheduled for 8:48 PM ET.
He told reporters after his first run that his goal was to break 9.8 seconds in what is considered his second best event (the 200 meters is his best event). Other finals scheduled for Sunday include the women’s 400m, men’s 3,000m steeplechase and 200m steeplechase. Pole vault for men, javelin throw for men, and hammer throw for women. The semi-finals of the women’s 800 meters will also be held with the participation of American star Athing Mo.
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Kendall Ellis won the 400 meters from track eight.
Ellis sprinted down the home stretch and created a short distance between the competition to win the event with a personal best time of 49.46.
Georgian Aaliyah Butler took second place, recording a personal best of 49.71 seconds. Alexis Holmes secured the final Olympic spot as she won the battle for third place, setting a personal best of 49.78.
At 16 years old, Quincy Wilson competes against adults nearly twice his age in the Trials. But the huge gap in age and experience does not affect him. The 16-year-old broke his own under-18 world record in the 400m in the semi-final by crossing the finish line in a personal best time of 44.59.
Wilson finished behind Bryce Dedmon (44.44) and Vernon Norwood (44.50), but his time was good enough to advance to the final.
“Today I came here, I gave it everything I had,” Wilson told NBC. “I knew the last 100 meters were going to be tough. I’m competing with them. I’m grateful to be in this moment.”
Instead of starting the 2028 Los Angeles Games with swimming, track and field will start first, with swimming last. It is the first time since the 1968 Mexico City Games that the schedule has been changed.
The track will be held at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, home of the USC football team.
“Athletics is our flagship event,” Los Angeles 2028 President Casey Wasserman said. “We started off with a bang.” —Lindsay Schnell
Athing Mu won the 800-meter dash in the semifinals Sunday night at Hayward Field, using a tremendous kick to outpace LSU’s Michaela Rose, advancing to the finals scheduled for 10:32 p.m. ET on Monday.
Defending gold medalist Mo ran 1:58.84 in the first round of the event (her personal best is 1:54.97). Kate Grace was second in 1:58:97, and Rose, who won the NCAA title earlier this month, was third in 1:59:00. The top two finishers in each round, as well as the next three fastest finishers, advance to the finals.
“This is exactly where I thought it would be, especially with who was in my race, specifically,” said Mo, who posted the fastest time in the semifinal. “I’m really happy that I won like this because I know the final will be at this pace or faster.”
In the first fast semifinal, Courtney Lindsay and Fred Curley both ran times under 10 seconds to advance to the final. Lindsay won with 9.88 and Curley was right behind him with 9.89. Both times were wind assisted.
The second semi-final heat was faster. Noah Lyles ran a wind-assisted 9.80 to win. Kenny Bednarek earned the other automatic qualifying spot with a 9.82.
Christian Coleman won the third heat of the semi-final, scoring 9.86. Brandon Hicklin’s 9.95 was good enough for second place.
Lyles’ younger brother, Josephus, did not advance to the semifinals.
Here is the TV broadcast schedule According to NBC:
Sunday: 8:30-11pm ET – Finals on Peacock, NBC
All events will be streamed on Peacock, NBCOlympics.comAnd NBC.com and the NBC and NBC Sports apps.
Here is the Sunday night program and the rest of the meetings:
(All Eastern times)
- 8 pm: Women’s hammer throw final
- 8:45 pm: Men’s pole vault final
- 8:48 pm: Men’s 100 meters semi-final
- 9:10 PM: – Women’s heptathlon shot put
- 9:11 pm: – Women’s 800 meters semi-final
- 9:35 pm: Men’s 400 meters semi-final
- 9:40 PM: Men’s javelin final
- 9:58 pm: Women’s 400 meters final
- 10:07 PM: Men’s 3000 meter steeplechase final
- 10:26 PM: Women’s heptathlon 200 metres
- 10:49 PM: Men’s 100 meters final
Noah Lyles may currently hold the title of the world’s fastest man, but Usain Bolt remains the fastest man of all time.
The Jamaican star still holds the world record in the 100 meters with a time of 9.58 seconds. He set the world record in 2009. It is the only time in history for the 100 meters under 9.60. Bolt has the three fastest 100m times ever (9.58, 9.63, 9.69).
Bolt retired from track and field in 2017 after winning eight Olympic gold medals and 11 world championship golds. — Tyler Dragon
Anna Hall leads Heptathlon favorite after two events.
Hall leads the standings with 2,077 points after the 100-meter hurdles and high jump. Shari Hawkins (2,074) and Talia Brooks (2,046) are second and third, respectively.
The women will compete in the shot put at 9:10 PM ET and the 200 at 10:26 PM ET. — Tyler Dragon
Noah Lyles will have some company in the 100-meter semifinals. His younger brother, Josephus.
Josephus placed fourth in his heat and matched a season-best 10.10 in the opening round of the 100 meters to advance to the semifinals on Sunday night. Josephus will be in the first semifinal game on the third line.
Noah, who had the highest qualifying mark in the 100 meters at 9.92, is in the second round.
The 100th semifinals are scheduled to take place at 8:48 p.m. ET. — Tyler Dragon
With four more finals scheduled for Saturday, Team USA’s roster continues to grow. Here’s a look at the athletes who qualified for Paris during the second day:
10,000 men
1. Grant Fisher, 2. Woody Kincaid, 3. Nicholas Young
Women’s triple jump
1. Yasmine Moore, 2. Keturah Orji, 3. Tori Franklin
Shot put for men
1. Ryan Crozier, 2. Joe Kovacs, 3. Payton Otterdahl
Deca men
1. Heath Baldwin, 2. Zach Zemek, 3. Harrison Williams
Women’s 100 metres
1. Shakari Richardson, 2. Melissa Jefferson, 3. Twanisha Terry