THRILLS AND SPILLS
MORE TOP PERFORMANCES IN EUGENE AS ATHLETES COMPETE FOR TEAM USA PLACES
VICTAH SAILER
AN EXCITING second half of the US Championships saw athletes continue to compete for Rio Olympic places, with plenty of drama and many top performances along the way.
The event was hugely competitive, with the top three athletes in each event securing automatic selection for the Olympics, provided they had also already achieved the qualification standard.
Tori Bowie (left): takes the 200m victory while Allyson Felix (second from right) finishes fourth
FELIX’S DOUBLE HOPES DASHED
FOUR-TIME Olympic gold medallist Allyson Felix had been hoping to contest both the 200m and 400m in Rio, however a close 200m final on the last day of the trials saw the 30-year-old, who won the US 400m title the week before, miss out on a place in the halflap event by just 0.01.
Jenny Simpson: 1500m win
World 100m bronze medallist Tori Bowie bagged her second Olympics spot after her third place in the trials 100m final, winning the 200m title in 22.25 ahead of Deajah Stevens with 22.30. Jenna Prandini stumbled over the line in 22.53 to deny Felix, who clocked 22.54 in fourth.