With a season-best time of 44.07 seconds, Norman locked down a spot on his first Olympic team. 2016 Olympics:LaShawn Merritt(sixth),Justin Gatlin(semis),Ameer Webb(semis) of 4. Give this article. After the Amateur Sports Act of 1978, the AAU has focused its efforts into providing sports programs for all participants of all ages beginning at the grass roots level. 2, Walter McCoy, Daytona Beach, Fla., 45.39. Aug. 5: 5000m final. StephanieHightower was the odd person out, not selected to the Olympic team. 8, Robin Simmons, Los Angeles, 12.09. 2, Florence Griffith, Los Angeles, 51.78, 51.78. Trailing them are Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist and 2017 World champion who is still a contender at age 39. Diamond League season starts with sprint showdowns in Doha; broadcast schedule Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. His first retirement came after placing sixth at his third Olympics in 2014. Fahnbulleh beat Laird at NCAAs last week but didnt enter Olympic Trials.Michael Norman, the Olympic 400m favorite, entered the 200m at Trials, too, but is not expected to see it all the way through given the 200m and 400m overlap in Tokyo. So he may be emphasizing the 200m through Julys USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships, where the top three men will join reigning world championNoah Lyleson the world team. 6, Ed Yearwood, Stratford, Conn., 46.52. But Goodwin failed to qualify for the Rio team. He has strong 200m credentials, too, ranking fourth in the world last year despite not contesting the event at USATF Outdoors or worlds. Daisuke Takahashi, who after an Olympic medal-winning singles figure skating career came back to ice dance, has retired along with partnerKana Muramoto, according to Japanese media citing a video on their Instagram. She won the 5000m and 10,000m and in between took bronze in the 1500m, becoming the second woman to earn a medal in three individual track races at one Olympics. Hassan, born in Ethiopia, came to the Netherlands as a 15-year-old refugee in 2008. PITTSBURGH -- Herb Douglas, who turned a chance encounter with Jesse Owens as a teenager into fuel to win a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Olympics, has died. Potato Head blindfolded. WebUSATF Indoor Championships. High School, Toronto, ON, January 5th, 1974: C.N.E. If so send us an email at [emailprotected]. This year, he upped personal bests, breaking the world indoor record and becoming the third man in history to launch the 16-pound ball 23 meters (more than 75 feet). MSN Olympic We have to keep her focused on one thing at a time, but thats impossible with her, her American coach, Tim Rowberry, told Dutch broadcaster NOS while Hassan did the press rounds on Sunday. REMEMBER THE NAME.Let us introduce you to the newest member of the U.S. Olympic Team: Sha'Carri Richardson.