AS EXPECTED, competition for Rio Olympic places on Team USA has been fierce and while numerous world-leading marks have been set and PBs bettered, favourites have also fallen and goodbyes said.
The top three athletes in each event secure automatic selection for the Olympics, provided they have also achieved the qualification standard, and with no chasing of the standards permitted after the trials, top performances were even more important at Eugene’s Hayward Field.
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Allyson Felix: returned to top form to take the 400m title in a world-leading 49.68
VICTAH SAILER