Noah Lyles isn’t satisfied with just one bronze medal in the 200 meters at the Tokyo Olympics. On Sunday, he’ll take another step towards adding Olympic gold to his trophy case.
Lyles will headline Sunday’s Olympic Track and Field Trials with the men’s 100-meter final at Hayward Field at 10:49 p.m. ET. He will first run in the semifinal, scheduled for 8:48 p.m. ET.
He told reporters after the first round that his goal is to break 9.8 seconds in his second-best event (the 200 meters). Other finals scheduled for Sunday include the women’s 400 meters, the men’s 3,000 meters steeplechase, the men’s pole vault, the men’s javelin and the women’s hammer throw. There will also be a women’s 800 meters semifinal, featuring American superstar Asing Mu.
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Ating Mu advances to the 800m final
Assing Mu used her impressive kick to outlast Louisiana State University’s Michaela Rose in the 800 meters semifinals at Hayward Field on Sunday night, advancing to the final, scheduled for 10:32 p.m. ET on Monday.
Mu, the defending gold medalist, ran a 1:58.84 in the first heat of the event (her personal best is 1:54.97). Kate Grace was second in 1:58:97 and Rose, who won the NCAA title earlier this month, was third in 1:59:00. The top two times from each heat and the next three times holders advance to the final.
Noah Lyles, Fred Curley and Christian Coleman advance to the 100m final
The first semi-final heat was fast, with Courtney Lindsay and Fred Curley both qualifying for the final in times under 10 seconds. Lindsay won in 9.88, with Curley close behind in 9.89. Both times were aided by the wind.
The second semifinal was even faster, with Noah Lyles using the wind to his advantage to win in 9.80. Kenny Bednarik earned the other automatic qualifier in 9.82.
Christian Coleman won the third semifinal heat in 9.86 seconds, while Brandon Hicklin took second place in 9.95 seconds.
Lyles’ younger brother, Josephs, failed to get out of the semifinals.
How to watch the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on TV
According to NBC, the television broadcast schedule is as follows:
Sunday: 8:30pm-11pm ET – Finals on Peacock and NBC
How to live stream the Olympic qualifiers
All events will be streamed on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, NBC and the NBC Sports app.
Sunday’s schedule for the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials
Here’s the schedule for Sunday night and the rest of the tournament:
(All times Eastern Time)
- 8pm: Women’s Hammer Throw Final
- 8:45pm: Men’s Pole Vault Final
- 8:48 PM: Men’s 100m Semifinals
- 9:10pm: Women’s Heptathlon Shot Put
- 9:11 PM: Women’s 800m Semifinals
- 9:35pm: Men’s 400m Semifinals
- 9:40pm: Men’s Javelin Throw Final
- 9:58 PM: Women’s 400 Meter Final
- 10:07 PM: Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final
- 10:26 PM: Women’s Heptathlon 200m
- 10:49 PM: Men’s 100 Meter Final
Usain Bolt is still the fastest man of all time
Noah Lyles may currently hold the title of fastest man in the world, but the fastest man of all time remains Usain Bolt.
The Jamaican superstar still holds the world record for the 100 meters at 9.58 seconds, which he set in 2009. It is the only time he has ever run under 9.60 seconds for the 100 meters. Bolt holds the three fastest times of all time in the 100 meters (9.58, 9.63, 9.69).
Bolt won eight Olympic gold medals and 11 world championship gold medals before retiring from athletics in 2017. Tyler Dragon
Anna Hall takes early lead in heptathlon
Heptathlon favorite Anna Hall is in the lead after two events.
Hall led the rankings with 2,077 points in the 100-meter hurdles and high jump, with Chari Hawkins (2,074) and Tahliya Brooks (2,046) finishing second and third, respectively.
The women’s team is scheduled to compete in the shot put at 9:10 p.m. ET and the 200 meters at 10:26 p.m. ET. Tyler Dragon
Josephus Lyles advances to the semifinals
Noah Lyles has a mate in the 100m semi-finals: his younger brother, Josephus.
Josephs placed fourth in the heats and advanced to Sunday night’s semifinals after clocking a season-best 10.10 in the first round of the 100 meters. Josephs will compete in lane three for the first round of the semifinals.
Noah, who topped the qualifying round with a time of 9.92 seconds in the 100 meters, will compete in the second heat.
The 100 semifinal is scheduled for 8:48 pm ET. Tyler Dragon
Who qualified to compete on the U.S. track and field team for the Paris Olympics?
Four more finals will be played on Saturday, and the U.S. team’s roster continues to expand. Here are the players who have qualified for Paris through Day 2:
Men’s 10,000
1. Grant Fisher, 2. Woody Kincaid, 3. Nicholas Young
Women’s Triple Jump
1. Jasmine Moore, 2. Keturah Orji, 3. Tori Franklin
Men’s Shot Put
1. Ryan Crowther, 2. Joe Kovacs, 3. Payton Otterdahl
Men’s Decathlon
1. Heath Baldwin, 2. Zach Ziemek, 3. Harrison Williams
Women’s 100 meters
1. Shakari Richardson, 2. Melissa Jefferson, 3. Towanisha Terry
