U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials: Noah Lyles, Sha’Carri Richardson and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone aim to secure spots

Many of the world’s fastest athletes descend upon Eugene, Oregon, on Friday for the U.S.

Many of the world’s fastest athletes descend upon Eugene, Oregon, on Friday for the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.

Over eight days, Noah Lyles, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Sha’Carri Richardson and other notable Americans will compete for a spot in the 2024 Paris Games. The top three finishers in most events will qualify for the Olympics.

The marquee meets this weekend include the men’s and women’s 100-meter finals. Lyles is seeking to become the “fastest man on Earth,” a title an American hasn’t held in 28 years. He’ll face competition from 2019 world champion Christian Coleman and teenage sensation Christian Miller, a high schooler who held this year's fastest time in the world for nearly two months before the Tokyo 100-meter gold medalist eclipsed him.

Those long odds haven’t deterred Lyles.

“World records are meant to be broken,” he told NBC Philadelphia. “It’s just another goal to check off the list, and it’s always fun to go after the top. I still got Olympic gold medals to get. I still got records to break. Why shoot for the clouds when you can aim for the stars?”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/us-olympic-track-and-field-trials-rcna157860

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