RYAN CROUSER

To make the World Athletics Championships team, American athletes must finish in the top three at one of the most competitive meets ever held

Prefontaine Classic Athletics The United States' Ryan Crouser competes in the men's shot put during the Prefontaine Classic track and field meet on Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman) (Amanda Loman)EUGENE, Ore. — (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica held off American Sha'Carri Richardson in the 100 meters at a rainy Prefontaine Classic on Saturday. Last year the Olympic gold medalist in the 1,500 ran the Bowerman mile in 3:47.24, the fastest time on American soil. Two-time Olympic gold medalist and Oregon native Ryan Crouse r won the shot put with a mark of 75-6 1/4. The Prefontaine Classic, named after the late Steve Prefontaine, is the third and only U.S. stop on the Diamond League. Hayward Field, on the University of Oregon campus, also will host the U.S. championships in late June before the world championships in July.

Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica held off American Sha’Carri Richardson in the 100 meters at a rainy Prefontaine Classic on Saturday.

Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah bested her gold-medal winning time in Tokyo at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, and Sha’Carri Richardson finished last in her return to the track after controversy.

Sha’Carri Richardson is set to compete again after missing the Tokyo Olympics because of a positive marijuana test.

A five-minute burst of action near the backstretch of the Olympic track served up the perfect snapshot of what is going right and all that is going wrong for the U.S. track and field team in Tokyo.

Britain still has hopes of a fourth consecutive gold medal in the men’s sprint after Jack Carlin advanced to Friday’s semifinal round. Melissa Wu of Australia claimed the bronze medal with 371.40 points. The Russians will play the winner of the France-Argentina semifinal on Saturday for the gold medal. Parchment flew past him to add an Olympic gold to the bronze medal he won at the 2012 London Games. April Ross and Alix Klineman beat Switzerland 21-12, 21-11 at Shiokaze Park on Thursday to clinch at least a silver medal.

Crouser broke the Olympic record on three of his six throws along with winning the gold in the shot put. He also won gold during the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. USA's Joe Kovacs took silver.

The Russians will play the winner of the France-Argentina semifinal on Saturday for the gold medal. ___MEDAL ALERTPedro Pichardo of Portugal has won the men’s triple jump gold medal at the Olympics. He previously won silver medals at the 2013 and 2015 world championships while representing Cuba. Parchment flew past him to add an Olympic gold to the bronze medal he won at the 2012 London Games. April Ross and Alix Klineman beat Switzerland 21-12, 21-11 at Shiokaze Park on Thursday to clinch at least a silver medal.

Tokyo Olympics Athletics Pedro Pichardo, of Portugal, celebrates after winning the final of the men's triple jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo. He previously won silver medals at the 2013 and 2015 world championships while representing Cuba. Carrington won her third gold medal in three days, to go with her victories in the kayak single 200 and double 500. Parchment flew past him to add an Olympic gold to the bronze medal he won at the 2012 London Games. April Ross and Alix Klineman beat Switzerland 21-12, 21-11 at Shiokaze Park on Thursday to clinch at least a silver medal.

Shot put record Ryan Crouser set a new Olympic record in the shot put final Thursday in Tokyo. (Matthias Schrader/Associated Press )TOKYO — There is nothing boring about Ryan Crouser. The Oregon native won his second consecutive gold medal in the shot put at the Olympics, throwing a record 23.30 meters in Thursday’s final. What else needs to be said about Ryan Crouser right now? Crouser already owns the world record in the shot put, The Oregonian reported.

On his last attempt, the 28-year-old went 23.30 meters to earn the first track and field gold for the American men. Crouser went 22.52 meters when he won at the 2016 Summer Games.

Shot put world record holder Crouser summarized what he does for a living with an illustration. A world record could be set in primetime when defending Olympic champion Ryan Crouser tries to break the shot put mark. Here are some things to watch (all times Eastern):TRACK & FIELDIt will be a world record watch at Olympic Stadium in Wednesday night track and field competition. Ryan Crouser will attempt to break his own world record and win a second consecutive gold medal in the shot put. Harrison won the 2019 world championship at just 17 years old, and she won a world cup series title in May.

The main action for Day 12 of the Tokyo Games is at Olympic Stadium with live track & field events anchoring Wednesday coverage.

That's the essence of long jumping, according to Tara Davis. “I don’t even know how to explain it,” said Harrison, who won both the high and long jumps at trials. "You run down and jump into the sand.”That explanation works for Davis, the NCAA long jump champion from the University of Texas who finished second at trials. Then, there’s the hurdles, which world-record holder Keni Harrison described as a mixture of speed, technique, rhythm and, most important, clearance. He posted on his Twitter account: "Pretty disappointing to see other Team USA athletes, and track athletes from other countries enjoying and having the honor to walk in opening ceremonies.

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Ryan Crouser broke a 31-year-old world record in the shot put at U.S. Olympic trials with a heave of 76 feet, 8 1/4 inches (23.37 meters) that also qualified him for the Tokyo Games.

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Ryan Crouser broke a 31-year-old world record in the shot put at U.S. Olympic trials with a heave of 76 feet, 8 1/4 inches (23.37 meters) that also qualified him for the Tokyo Games.

The 28-year-old Crouser will defend his Olympic title next month. USA Track and Field initially said Houlihan would be allowed to run until all her appeals were exhausted. ___12:15 p.m.U.S. Track and Field Olympic trials have kicked off at the newly renovated Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Six spots for the Tokyo Games are up for grabs Friday — three in men's shot put and three in the men's 10,000 meters. The shot put features a showdown between reigning Olympic gold medalist Ryan Crouser and 2019 world champion Joe Kovacs.

Ryan Crouser broke a 31-year-old world record in the shot put at U.S. Olympic trials with a heave of 76 feet, 8 1/4 inches (23.37 meters) that also qualified him for the Tokyo Games.

(AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)The day after breaking a world indoor shot put record that was older than he is, 28-year-old Ryan Crouser celebrated by taking the boat out to catch some bass. How far are you throwing?’” recounted Crouser, a four-time NCAA indoor/outdoor shot-put champion at the University of Texas. Last Sunday, he eclipsed the world indoor mark of 22.66 meters (74-4¼) set by Randy Barnes on Jan. 20, 1989. Afterward, Crouser received congratulatory messages from friends, family and fellow shot-put standouts such as two-time Olympic medalist John Godina along with two-time indoor world champion Ryan Whiting. One of his shot-put pupils happened to be left-handed and to teach them, Crouser worked on attempts as a southpaw.

When the American Track League opens its four-week-long series on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 de Grasse will be one of the athletes competing at the indoor setting at the University of Arkansas. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)The prospect of winning prize money isn’t what brings high jumper Vashti Cunningham, sprinter Andre De Grasse and other top names in track to an indoor meet in Arkansas this weekend. The American Track League begins a four-week indoor series Sunday at the University of Arkansas. Crouser's staring at a number: 22.66 meters (74 feet, 4¼ inches), which happens to be the longstanding world indoor shot put record. The 28-year-old threw 22.58 meters (74 feet, 1 inch) at a meet in Manhattan, Kansas, on Dec. 5.