U.S. qualifiers for World Track and Field Championships

By Nick ZaccardiJun 26, 2015, 1:58 PM EDT

As the USA Track and Field Championships roll on, check here for the unofficial U.S. qualifiers for the World Championships based on finishes from Eugene, Ore., qualifying marks since 2014, the 2014 Diamond League and 2013 World Championships.

The top three finishers from the U.S. Championships who have achieved the IAAF qualifying standard will make the U.S. team in individual events for the World Championships in Beijing from Aug. 22-30.

Men’s 100m
Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Trayvon Bromell, Mike Rodgers

Men’s 200m
Justin Gatlin, Isiah Young, Wallace Spearmon

Men’s 400m
LaShawn Merritt, David Verburg, Vernon Norwood, Bryshon Nellum

Men’s 800m
Nick Symmonds, Erik Sowinski, Casimir Loxsom

Men’s 1500m
Matthew Centrowitz

Men’s 5000m
Ryan Hill, Galen Rupp

Men’s 10,000m
Galen Rupp, Ben True, Hassan Mead

Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
Evan Jager, Donald Cabral, Daniel Huling

110m Hurdles
David Oliver, Ronnie Ash, Aries Merritt, Aleec Harris

Men’s 400m Hurdles
Michael Tinsley, Bershawn Jackson, Johnny Dutch, Kerron Clement

Decathlon
Ashton Eaton, Trey Hardee, Jeremy Taiwo, Zach Ziemek

Men’s Discus
Jared Schuurmans

Men’s Hammer
Kibwe Johnson, Conor McCullough, A.G. Kruger

Men’s High Jump
Erik Kynard, JaCorian Duffield, Jesse Williams

Men’s Javelin
Sean Furey

Men’s Long Jump
Marquis Dendy, Jeff Henderson, Michael Hartfield

Men’s Pole Vault
Sam Kendricks, Brad Walker, Jacob Blankenship

Men’s Shot Put
Reese Hoffa, Joe Kovacs, Christian Cantwell, Jordan Clarke

Men’s Triple Jump
Christian Taylor, Omar Craddock, Will Claye, Marquis Dendy

Women’s 100m
Tori Bowie, English Gardner, Jasmine Todd

Women’s 200m
Allyson Felix, Jenna Prandini, Candyce McGrone, Jeneba Tarmoh

Women’s 400m
Allyson Felix, Natasha Hastings, Phyllis Francis

Women’s 800m
Alysia Montano, Brenda Martinez, Ajee’ Wilson

Women’s 1500m
Jenny Simpson, Shannon Rowbury

Women’s 5000m
Nicole Tully, Marielle Hall, Abbey D’Agostino

Women’s 10,000m
Molly Huddle, Shalane Flanagan, Emily Infeld

Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
Emma Coburn, Stephanie Garcia, Colleen Quigley

100m Hurdles
Brianna Rollins, Dawn Harper-Nelson, Kendra Harrison, Sharika Nelvis

Women’s 400m Hurdles
Shamier Little, Cassandra Tate, Kori Carter

Women’s Discus
Gia Lewis-Smallwood, Whitney Ashley, Shelbi Vaughan

Women’s Hammer
Amber Campbell, DeAnna Price, Amanda Bingson

Heptathlon
Barbara Nwaba, Sharon Day-Monroe, Erica Bougard

Women’s Javelin
Kara Winger, Brittany Borman

Women’s Long Jump
Brittney Reese, Tianna Bartoletta, Janay DeLoach, Jasmine Todd

Women’s Pole Vault
Jenn Suhr, Sandi Morris, Demi Payne

Women’s Shot Put
Michelle Carter, Tia Brooks, Jeneva Stevens

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2023 French Open women’s singles draw, bracket

By OlympicTalkMay 28, 2023, 2:50 PM EDT

At the French Open, Iga Swiatek of Poland eyes a third title at Roland Garros and a fourth Grand Slam singles crown overall.

Main draw play began Sunday, live on Peacock.

Swiatek, the No. 1 seed from Poland, can join Serena Williams and Justine Henin as the lone women to win three or more French Opens since 2000.

Turning 22 during the tournament, she can become the youngest woman to win three French Opens since Monica Seles in 1992 and the youngest woman to win four Slams overall since Williams in 2002.

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But Swiatek is not as dominant as in 2022, when she went 16-0 in the spring clay season during an overall 37-match win streak.

She retired from her most recent match with a right thigh injury last week and said it wasn’t serious. Before that, she lost the final of another clay-court tournament to Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.

Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed, and Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, the No. 4 seed and Wimbledon champion, are the top challengers in Paris.

No. 3 Jessica Pegula and No. 6 Coco Gauff, runner-up to Swiatek last year, are the best hopes to become the first American to win a Grand Slam singles title since Sofia Kenin at the 2020 Australian Open. The 11-major drought is the longest for U.S. women since Seles won the 1996 Australian Open.

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2023 French Open men’s singles draw, bracket

By OlympicTalkMay 28, 2023, 2:50 PM EDT

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The French Open men’s singles draw is missing injured 14-time champion Rafael Nadal for the first time since 2004, leaving the Coupe des Mousquetaires ripe for the taking.

Main draw play began Sunday, live on Peacock.

Novak Djokovic is not only bidding for a third crown at Roland Garros, but also to lift a 23rd Grand Slam singles trophy to break his tie with Nadal for the most in men’s history.

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But the No. 1 seed is Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who won last year’s U.S. Open to become, at 19, the youngest man to win a major since Nadal’s first French Open title in 2005.

Now Alcaraz looks to become the second-youngest man to win at Roland Garros since 1989, after Nadal of course.

Alcaraz missed the Australian Open in January due to a right leg injury, but since went 30-3 with four titles. Notably, he has not faced Djokovic this year. They could meet in the semifinals.

Russian Daniil Medvedev, who lost in the French Open first round in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, is improved on clay. He won the Italian Open, the last top-level clay event before the French Open, and is the No. 2 seed ahead of Djokovic.

No. 9 Taylor Fritz, No. 12 Frances Tiafoe and No. 16 Tommy Paul are the highest-seeded Americans, all looking to become the first U.S. man to make the French Open quarterfinals since Andre Agassi in 2003. Since then, five different American men combined to make the fourth round on eight occasions.

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