Three weeks before the World Championships in Athletics, Noah Liles, Abby Steiner and Ray Benjamin hit the big time during Team USA tryouts at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, July 15-24.

Although he was a guarantee of his participation in the world championships as a title holder, Lyles competed in the 200m qualifying heats and reached the final, which he won on Sunday with a record of 19.67 seconds, and he had just recovered from contracting the coronavirus.

The 24-year-old narrowly outpaced Aerion Knighton (16.69 seconds) on April 30 at the Baton Rouge meeting in Louisiana, with the fourth fastest time in race history behind Jamaican legend Usain. Bolt (19.19) and fellow Jamaican Johan Blake (19.26) and legend Michael Johnson (19.32).

Knighton appeared to be on his way to winning the race after getting off to a better start than Lyles and leading 20 meters from the finish line, but the latter turned on him and overtook him by a margin that a naked man could not see. eye.

Lyles commented on his win, saying, “I did what I had to do to win. Aerion overtook me at the turn, but I kept my cool. I told myself that I have to catch up with him and win in the last 100 meters. and that’s what I did.”

Fred Kerley, who on Friday became the sixth fastest sprinter in the history of the 100 meters, along with fellow world champions Christian Coleman and Traven Brommel (9.76 seconds), completed the podium with a record of 19.83 seconds.

Curly will look to win the 100m and 200m doubles during the World Championships, unlike Coleman, who missed the 200m semi-finals and will not compete at the World Championships.

Coleman also missed the 100m final on Saturday, finishing fourth in the semi-finals (9.87), but he will be able to compete in the World Championships as he is the title holder.

The 26-year-old sprinter has said he intends to compete in all stages in search of a return to the top after being suspended for 18 months for missing drug tests, which caused him to miss the Tokyo Olympics last summer.

– Another fiasco of Richardson –

In the women’s event, as expected, college champion Abby Steiner won the 200m with a time of 21.77 seconds, improving on the world best this year, which she has achieved in her current 11 (21.80 seconds).

But she did not hold the best time this year for long, as she quickly lost it to Jamaican Sherika Jackson, who scored 21.55 seconds in Kingston on Sunday during tests for the Jamaican team for the World Cup in Eugene.

Steiner beat Tamara Clarke (21.92) and Gina Brandini (22.01), while Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Gabe Thompson finished eighth due to hip pain.

Rookie Shakari Richardson suffered another disappointment after she failed to qualify for the 200m final on Sunday, days after her 100m failure.

Richardson, 22, finished tenth in the semi-finals with a time of 22.47 seconds.

Richardson was unexpectedly eliminated from Thursday’s 100m after being satisfied with fifth place in her group in heats and 23rd overall.

Richardson completed a disappointing trial and failed to qualify for her first World Championships, causing a sensation last year during the U.S. Olympic Trials when she clocked 10.64 seconds (wind assisted) in the 100m semi-finals before winning the final heat. . But she was denied admission to the Tokyo Olympics due to marijuana use.

Her only hope for the World Cup is Eugene, who has qualified for Team USA in the relay.

Among other notable results, silver medalist Ray Benjamin, silver medalist of the last two Olympics and World Championships, set the world’s best of the year in the 400m hurdles with a time of 47.04 seconds to become US champion in third place. times in a row.

– Fantastic showdown between Moe and Wilson –

Ating Mo, Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist, secured her entry into the Eugene World Cup after winning the 800m in a time of 1:57.16 minutes, surpassing Aji Wilson (1:57.23 e), who appeared to be was on the way to gain an advantage over the opponent in the last 40m. Before the latter returned to snatch victory in the last meter.

In the absence of world champion Grant Holloway, who decided not to run in the final heat as he guaranteed his World Cup qualification as title holder, Daniel Roberts (13.03 h) won the 110m hurdles ahead of Trey Cunningham (13.08) and Devon Allen (13.09) in April with the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL, who two weeks ago achieved the third fastest time in race history (12.84) in the New York meeting.

In the women’s iron throw, Chase Ellie achieved the best result of the year this year with a score of 20.51 m.

Finally, in the triple jump, Christian Taylor finished fifth, but the four-time world champion remains favorite for a fifth title despite struggling to regain his best form since he tore his Achilles tendon last year.