July 10, 2023
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Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber, Katelyn Hutchison and Dana Giordano recap the fourth day of the 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships LIVE from Eugene, Oregon.
Some of the highlights of the day include:
– Rai Benjamin missed eight weeks of training in May and June and stormed back to a 46.62s win in the 400m hurdles
– Shamier Little is back on top with the women's 400m hurdles title for the first time since 2015
– Gabby Thomas clocked the sixth-fastest 200m in history (21.60 seconds) and overtook Shericka Jackson as the fastest woman this year.
– Erriyon Knighton, 19, became the youngest U.S. men's champion in a track event in 43 years by winning the 200m in 19.72 seconds.
– Nia Akins won the 800m by overtaking Raevyn Rogers in the final 100 meters. Ajeé Wilson, a two-time world bronze medalist, missed out on a global championship team for the first time since 2012 due to an unspecified issue.
– Katie Moon won the pole vault with a clearance of 4.90 meters, the best mark in the world this year.
– Brooke Andersen narrowly defeated DeAnna Price in the hammer throw, with distances of 78.65 meters and 78.18 meters respectively.
– Devon Allen scratched the 110m hurdles semifinals due to injury and is shifting his focus to training camp with the Philadelphia Eagles.
– Grant Fisher, the record holder in the American 5000m and 10,000m events, scratched the 5000m due to a stress reaction in his femur. Abdihamid Nur won the 5000m final.
You can watch the episode here.
The show is presented by Under Armour Running.
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Chris Chavez
Chris Chavez launched CITIUS MAG in 2016 as a passion project while working full-time for Sports Illustrated. He covered the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and grew his humble blog into a multi-pronged media company. He completed all six World Marathon Majors and is an aspiring sub-five-minute miler.