London Olympic champ Sally Pearson missed a full year due to injuries, but it’s Beijing gold medalist Dawn Harper-Nelson who faces a tougher road to Rio.
Pearson and Harper-Nelson, who swapped one-two 100m hurdles finishes at the last two Olympics, headline Thursday’s Diamond League meet in Oslo. The competition lacks the sport’s biggest sprint stars — Usain Bolt (who is racing his top Jamaican rivals Saturday), Justin Gatlin, Allyson Felix and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce are all sitting out.
It could be Harper-Nelson’s final Diamond League meet before the U.