USA Today · Jun 22, 2021
Analysis: Olympic trials show the United States has its sprinting swagger back
EUGENE, Ore. — In each of the past three Summer Olympics, Usain Bolt and his Jamaican teammates have been the dominant force at 100 and 200 meters.
But if the opening weekend of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials is any indication, the sprinting landscape will be a bit different this summer in Tokyo.
In the span of 24 hours, fans at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, witnessed a star turn from 21-year-old Sha'Carri Richardson in the women's 100, and a final on the men's side to rival any recent world or Olympic championship. And next weekend's 200-meter competitions promise to be just as tight, and compelling.