Noah Lyles doesn’t like the only Olympic medal he has, a bronze medal he won in the 200 meters at the Tokyo Olympics. On Sunday, he will take another step towards adding Olympic gold to his list of achievements.
Lyles is the main event Sunday at the Olympic Track and Field Trials, where the men’s 100-meter final is scheduled for 10:49 p.m. ET at Hayward Field. He will first compete in the semi-finals, scheduled for 8:48 p.m. ET.
He told reporters after his first round that his goal was to break 9.8 seconds in what is considered his second-best event (the 200 meters is his best event). Other finals scheduled for Sunday include the women’s 400 meters, men’s 3,000 meters steeplechase, men’s pole vault, men’s javelin and women’s hammer throw. The women’s 800m semi-finals will also be staged, featuring American superstar Athing Mu.
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Kendall Ellis wins 400 to return to Olympics
Kendall Ellis won the 400m from lane eight.
Ellis sprinted down the stretch and created some distance between the competitors to win the event in a personal best time of 49.46.
Georgia’s Aaliyah Butler took second place with a personal best of 49.71. Alexis Holmes claimed the final Olympic spot by winning the battle for third place, running a personal best of 49.78.
At 16, Quincy Wilson faces adults nearly twice his age in tryouts. But the huge age and experience gap doesn’t phase him. The 16-year-old broke his own under-18 world record in the 400 meters in the semi-final by crossing the finish line in a personal best of 44.59.
Wilson finished behind Bryce Deadmon (44.44) and Vernon Norwood (44.50), but his time was good enough to advance to the final.
“Today I came here, I gave everything I had. I knew the last 100 meters was going to be tough,” Wilson told NBC. “I’m competing with them. I’m just grateful to be in this moment.”
Instead of kicking off the Los Angeles 2028 Games with swimming, athletics will come first and swimming at the end. This is the first time since the Mexico Games in 1968 that the calendar has changed.
Track will take place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, home of USC football.
“Track and field is our prime-time event,” said Casey Wasserman, president of LA 2028. “We’re starting with a bang.” —Lindsay Rapide
Athing Mu qualifies for 800m final
Athing Mu won her 800 semifinal Sunday night at Hayward Field, using a tremendous kick to pass LSU’s Michaela Rose, advancing to the final, scheduled for 10:32 p.m. ET Monday.
Defending gold medalist Mu clocked 1.58.84 in the first run of the event (her personal best is 1:54.97). Kate Grace finished second with a time of 1.58:97 and Rose, who won the NCAA title earlier this month, finished third with a time of 1:59:00. The top two finishers in each heat, plus the next three fastest times, qualify for the final.
“It’s exactly where I thought it would be, especially with who was in my race, especially,” said Mu, who had the fastest time in the semifinals. “I’m really happy to have won this way because I know the final will be at this pace or even faster.”
Noah Lyles, Fred Kerley and Christian Coleman qualify for the 100m final
In a fast first semi-final, Courtney Lindsey and Fred Kerley both clocked times under 10 seconds to advance to the final. Lindsey won with a 9.88 and Kerley was right behind him with a 9.89. Both times it was thanks to the wind.
The second round of the semi-finals was even faster. Noah Lyles ran a wind-aided 9.80 to win. Kenny Bednarik earned the other automatic qualifying spot with a score of 9.82.
Christian Coleman won the third semifinal with a time of 9.86. Brandon Hicklin’s 9.95 was good enough for second place.
Lyles’ younger brother, Josephus, did not advance past the semifinals.
How to watch the US Olympic Track and Field Trials on TV
Here is the television broadcast schedule, according to NBC:
Sunday: 8:30-11 p.m. ET – Finals on Peacock, NBC
How to Live Stream the Olympic Trials
All events will be streamed on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com and the NBC and NBC Sports apps.
Sunday’s schedule for the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials
Here is the program for Sunday evening and the rest of the meeting:
(All times Eastern)
- 8 p.m.: Women’s hammer throw final
- 8:45 p.m.: Men’s Pole Vault Final
- 8:48 p.m.: Men’s 100 meters semi-finals
- 9:10 p.m.: Women’s heptathlon: shot put
- 9:11 p.m.: Women’s 800 meters semi-finals
- 9:35 p.m.: Men’s 400 meters semi-finals
- 9:40 p.m.: Men’s Javelin Final
- 9:58 p.m.: Women’s 400 meters final
- 10:07 p.m.: Men’s 3,000 meter steeplechase final
- 10:26 p.m.: Women’s 200 meter heptathlon
- 10:49 p.m.: Men’s 100 meters final
Usain Bolt still the fastest man of all time
Noah Lyles may currently have the fastest man in the world crown, but Usain Bolt remains the fastest man of all time.
The Jamaican superstar still holds the 100m world record with a time of 9.58. He set the world record in 2009. It is the only time in the history of the 100 meters below 9.60. Bolt has the three fastest 100 meter times of all time (9.58, 9.63 and 9.69).
Bolt retired from athletics in 2017 with eight Olympic gold medals and 11 world championship gold medals. — Tyler Dragon
Anna Hall quickly takes the lead in the heptathlon
Heptathlon favorite Anna Hall leads after two events.
Hall leads the standings with 2,077 points after the 100-meter hurdles and high jump. Chari Hawkins (2,074) and Taliyah Brooks (2,046) are second and third, respectively.
The women will compete in the shot put at 9:10 p.m. ET and the 200 at 10:26 p.m. ET. — Tyler Dragon
Josephus Lyles advances to semi-finals
Noah Lyles will have company in the 100m semifinals. His younger brother, Josephus.
Josephus finished fourth in his heat and tied a season-best 10.10 in the opening round of the 100 meters to advance to Sunday night’s semifinal. Josephus will compete in the first semi-final in lane three.
Noah, who had the best qualifying mark in the 100m with 9.92, is in the second heat.
The 100 semifinals are scheduled for 8:48 p.m. ET. — Tyler Dragon
Who qualified for the US Olympic track and field team for Paris
With four more finals set for Saturday, Team USA’s list continued to grow. Here is an overview of the athletes qualified for Paris until Day 2:
10,000m men
1. Grant Fisher, 2. Woody Kincaid, 3. Nicolas Young
Women’s triple jump
1. Jasmine Moore, 2. Ketura Orji, 3. Tori Franklin
Men’s shot put
1. Ryan Crouser, 2. Joe Kovacs, 3. Payton Otterdahl
Decathlon men
1. Heath Baldwin, 2. Zach Ziemek, 3. Harrison Williams
100 meters women
1. Sha’Carri Richardson, 2. Melissa Jefferson, 3. Twanisha Terry