Overview

• Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will forgo her 400m hurdles entry and contest the 400m flat without a bye to secure direct qualification for the World Championships.
• Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson have entered their sprint events despite automatic Tokyo berths in order to sharpen race form at the national trials.
• Seventeen-year-old Quincy Wilson arrives in Eugene aiming to extend his under-18 world record in the men’s 400m against a field of seasoned competitors.
• Olympic 800m champion Athing Mu-Nikolayev makes a late entry in the women’s 800m as she seeks to rebound from last year’s Olympic trials setback.
• Athletes who finish in the top three of each event will earn Team USA berths for Tokyo, with reigning world champions holding automatic byes.