151 athletes including Felix: the United States are ready for their Worlds in Eugene

The superstar of American athletics Allyson Felix will say goodbye at the Worlds in Eugene (Oregon) within a national selection of 151 athletes. At the age of 36, she will be part of the mixed relay on 4×400 meters, according to her wish expressed for her last participation in the world championships before hanging up her points in August. With her 18 world medals, including 13 gold, she finished 6th in the 400 meters in qualifying.

The Hayward Field track will host the first ever outdoor world championships in the United States (from July 15 to 24) and the American selection will include no less than nine reigning world champions and twenty medalists at the last Olympic Games. from Tokyo.

Gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin, who further lowered her own world record during the 400m hurdles trials in June, will duel with world champion Dalilah Muhammad over a distance the Americans shouldn’t let escape.

Duel Coleman-Kerley

World record holder and Olympic champion Ryan Crouser will try to win the only shot put title he still misses but will have to triumph over his compatriot world champion Joe Kovacs.

Other Americans called up to defend their world titles are Nia Ali in the 100-meter hurdles, Donavan Brazier in the 800-meter, Christian Coleman in the 100-meter, Grant Holloway in the 110-meter hurdles, Noah Lyles in the 200-meter, DeAnna Price in the hammer and Christian Taylor in triple jump. Three other Americans earned their ticket to Worlds with their 2021 Diamond League titles: Valarie Allman (women’s discus), Michael Cherry (men’s 400m) and Maggie Ewen (women’s shot put).

Emerging sprint star Sha’Carri Richardson, who failed to qualify for the 100m and 200m, will miss out after losing to Melissa Jefferson who clocked her personal best 10.69s and will line up with compatriots Aleia Hobbs and Twanisha Terry. Coleman will face Fred Kerley, who clocked 9:76 and 9:77 in his qualifying wins, as well as Marvin Bracy Williams and Trayvon Bell.