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The Guardian - US
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Callum Jones in New York

US track and field nationals: Olympic stars and hopefuls deliver at LA 2028 ‘dress rehearsal’

Sha’Carri Richardson reacts as she crosses the finish line in the women’s 100m final during this weekend’s USA Track & Field outdoor championships in New York.
Sha’Carri Richardson reacts as she crosses the finish line in the women’s 100m final during this weekend’s USA Track & Field outdoor championships in New York. Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images

In two years’ time, tens of thousands of fans will pack into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum – with tens of millions watching around the world – as the world’s fastest and strongest athletes compete at the 2028 Olympics.

But this vast audience ebbs and flows in the long years between Olympics. On the other side of the country, around 5,000 fans filed into New York’s Icahn Stadium this weekend for the USA Track & Field national outdoor championships.

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