We stay up for the dash hurdles and 400m hurdles occasions on the 2024 Video games in France
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Males’s 110m hurdles
Last: August 8
Defending champion: Hansle Parchment (JAM) 13.04
Olympic document: Liu Xiang (CHN) 12.91, 2004
World champion: Grant Holloway (USA) 12.96
World chief: Grant Holloway (USA) 12.86
Whereas removed from being a foregone conclusion, USA ought to dominate as that they had six of the quickest eight occasions of the yr originally of July.
Grant Holloway (Getty)
High contenders
Grant Holloway (USA) (12.86 in 2024)
A 3-time world champion each indoors and out, he will probably be eager to make up for second place in Tokyo in 2021 and has been unbeatable to date in 2024.
Freddie Crittenden (USA) (12.93 in 2024)
The Budapest fourth-placer ran his first sub-13 on the US trials.
Daniel Roberts (USA) (12.96 in 2024)
The Budapest bronze medallist additionally went contained in the 13-second barrier for the primary time.
Lorenzo Simonelli (ITA) (13.05 in 2024)
Improved from 13.21 to 13.05 to win European gold and appeared in type with second place on the Monaco Diamond League.
British Problem: Tade Ojora was solely fourth on the trials and was chosen on his a lot better 2023 type, when he was a Budapest semi-finalist.
Prediction: 1 Holloway (USA) 12.84; 2 Crittenden (USA) 12.96; 3 Roberts (USA) 13.04
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (Diamond League)
Ladies’s 100m hurdles
Last: August 10
Defending champion: Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) 12.37
Olympic document: Sally Pearson (AUS) 12.35, 2012
World champion: Danielle Williams (JAM) 12.43
World chief: Masai Russell (USA) 12.25
This occasion has seen nice enchancment in recent times and there are many potential medallists.
High contenders
Masai Russell (USA) (12.25 in 2024)
Was in modest type main as much as the US trials after which went fourth all-time with 12.25 within the ultimate.
Ackera Nugent (JAM) (12.28 in 2024)
The previous world under-20 champion moved up a stage within the Jamaican trials to enter the all-time high 10.
Cyrena Samba-Mayela (FRA) (12.31 in 2024)
An outstanding European gold medal-winning run confirmed the house crowd ought to have lots to cheer about right here.
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) (12.39 in 2024)
The reigning champion has since received medals in two World Championships and been in good type in 2024.
British problem: Cindy Sember was fourth on the Europeans in 12.56 however may want a PB simply to make the ultimate.
Prediction: 1 Samba-Mayela (FRA) 12.25; 2 Camacho-Quinn (PUR) 12.34; 3 Russell (USA) 12.35
Rai Benjamin (Getty)
Males’s 400m hurdles
Last: August 9
Defending champion/Olympic document: Karsten Warholm (NOR) 45.94
World champion: Karsten Warholm (NOR) 46.89
World chief: Rai Benjamin (USA) 46.46
This could possibly be the race of the Video games, with the three quickest athletes of all time in type and evenly matched.
High contenders
Rai Benjamin (USA) (46.46 in 2024)
The American champion has three world silvers and a bronze and narrowly got here out on high on the Monaco Diamond League.
Alison dos Santos (BRA) (46.63 in 2024)
The 2022 world champion was third in Tokyo and is steadily getting again to his greatest.
Karsten Warholm (NOR) (46.70 in 2024)
The world record-holder, defending Olympic champion and three-time world champion received European gold however doesn’t but look to be in completely high type.
Malik James-King (JAM) (47.42 in 2024)
A one-second PB received him the Jamaican title. He has no championships expertise however was a effective fourth in Monaco behind the massive three.
British problem:
Alastair Chalmers clocked a 48.54 PB on the British trials however may want a sub-48 run to make the ultimate.
AW Prediction: 1 Warholm (NOR) 46.21; 2 Benjamin (USA) 46.23; 3 Dos Santos (BRA) 46.36
Sydney McLaughlin (Getty)
Ladies’s 400m hurdles
Last: August 8
Defending champion/Olympic document: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) 51.46
World champion: Femke Bol (NED) 51.70
World chief: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) 50.65
Little separates the best feminine athlete on this planet proper now and the perfect in Europe. Don’t be shocked if the world document falls once more.
High contenders
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) (50.65 in 2024)
Improved her personal world document on the US Trials and, with 22.07 200m velocity, she ought to go even quicker in Paris.
Femke Bol (NED) (50.95 in 2024)
The world and European champion who additionally received the world indoor 400m title in Glasgow has minimize the hole to McLaughlin-Levrone, breaking her European document in Switzerland.
Rushell Clayton (JAM) (52.51 in 2024)
The 2019 and 2023 world bronze medallist smashed her PB when successful the Jamaican trials.
Anna Cockrell (USA) (52.64 in 2024)
The previous world under-20 champion broke 53 seconds for the primary time within the semi-finals on the US trials however went a lot quicker within the ultimate.
British problem: Lina Nielsen had an enormous breakthrough with a 54.43 run however may have even quicker to get to the Paris semis. Jessie Knight confirmed tremendously improved type at La Chaux-de-Fonds.
AW Prediction: 1 McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) 50.46; 2 Bol (NED) 50.75; 3 Clayton (JAM) 51.99
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