Gabby Thomas endured heartbreak at the 2022 U.S. championships as a hamstring injury derailed her tilt at the 200m title but she made up for that on Sunday by posting a world leading time of 21.60 to win this year's event.
On the final night of action in Eugene, Oregon, teenager Erriyon Knighton scorched to victory in the men's race in 19.72, while Rai Benjamin showed he has recovered from an early-season injury by cruising to the 400m hurdles titles.
The top three finishers in Eugene, who met certain qualifying standards, and reigning global title-holders advanced to the world championships in Budapest. Knighton took bronze at the 2022 World Championships as part of a U.S. podium sweep and the 19-year-old showed he will be a force in Budapest, coming home a tenth of a second ahead of Olympic and world silver medallist Kenny Bednarek."It was a very good race. Came here and executed right," said Knighton. "We got us a good squad going over there."
"It sets me up very well," Benjamin said of his performance, with another duel against Norwegian world record-holder Karsten Warholm almost certainly on the Budapest agenda.Rio Olympic gold medallist Dalilah Muhammad lost out to Shamier Little in the women's race, with Nia Akins winning the women's 800m in 1:59.50.Rio silver medallist Paul Chelimo had to settle for second in the 5,000m as he was unable to catch Abdihamid Nur down the final stretch.
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