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The 200m race at the US Olympics trials will be one not to be missed as the five fastest men in history clash for the three available tickets to the Paris 2024 Games.
The men’s 200m at the US Olympics trials is one for the ages as it has the five fastest men in history vying for only three tickets on offer.
Olympic silver medallist Kenny Bednarek (19.67) has been in great form this year, winning all his 200m, starting with the Miramar Invitational in Florida in 20.35 before following it up with victory at the Doha Diamond League in a season’s best 19.67, the world’s fastest time over the distance in 2024.
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Bednarek also won at the Prefontaine Classic in 19.89 and his form has given fans and pundits hope that he could improve on his silver medal of three years ago and win gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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02:59 - 22.06.2024
Sha'Carri Richardson wins 100m heat despite a stumble and untied shoes to qualify for semis at US Olympic Trials
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Former Texas Tech star Courtney Lindsey is also in the lineup and announced his intentions when he beat world bronze medallist Letsile Tebogo to claim victory at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi in April in a time of 19.71, the second fastest in the world this year.
He then had back-to-back second place finishes in Doha and Prefontaine Classic, clocking 20.01 and 20.09 respectively, as Bednarek won both events.
All eyes are, however, on three-time world champion Noah Lyles, who has run just one 200m race this year when he clocked 19.77 at the New York Grand Prix early this month in what is the third fastest time of the year.
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Lyles has won gold in 200m at every World Championships since 2019 but the Olympics title eluded him in Tokyo where he could only manage bronze and there is pressure to deliver this time.
However, he faces a formidable challenge with the lineup also include the fifth-fastest man in history in Erriyon Knighton, who ran 19.49 at age 18 in 2022, and will be making his 2024 debut in Eugene.
Now 20, Knighton will begin his season at the Olympics trials which come two days after he escaped a doping ban after testing positive for a banned substance.
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Meanwhile, former 100m world champions Christian Coleman and Fred Kerley are also vying for a slot in Team USA in the 200m.
Coleman, the world Indoor champion, warmed up for the trials with a second-place finish at the Miramar Invitational in 20.43 before fifth place at the Jamaican Invitational (20.46).
Coleman is seeking to return to the Olympics stage after missing the Tokyo Games following an 18-month suspension over a doping violation.
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For Kerley, it is time to make amends after poor outing in the last one year. The 2022 world 100m champion failed to defend his title last year, having missed the final, while he was not part of USA’s World Indoor team early this year.
The Olympics 100m silver medallist is having a crack at both races and has only featured in 200m once this season, when he managed second place at the Jamaican Invitational in an impressive 20.17.
With this cast, the men’s 200m promises to be a hotly-contested affair in Oregon and sadly for all involved, only three will clinch an Olympics ticket.
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