This Week In Track And Field: Prefontaine Classic Sprints Recap | Sha'Carri Richardson Is The Gold Medal Favorite Right Now
The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show
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🗓️ 27 May 2024
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Chris Chavez and Anderson Emerole chat it up on Memorial Day to bring you a recap of all the sprints + field events action that took place at the Prefontaine Classic.
Among the highlights:
– Sha'Carri Richardson took down a STACKED field at the Prefontaine Classic and puts any doubts about her early season form to rest with a decisive 10.83 victory in the women’s 100m. Richardson looked smooth while Olympic champ Elaine Thompson-Herah struggled, finishing 9th in 11.30.
– Joe Kovacs puts the world on alert with the first 23-meter throw of the season, launching a 23.13m effort in the final round of the men's shot put competition to set a new world lead.
– Grant Holloway keeps his incredible 2024 going with a world-leading 13.03 victory in the 110m hurdles. USA puts 3 in front of Olympic champ Hansle Parchment with Daniel Roberts (13.13) and Freddie Crittenden (13.16) rounding out the top spots.
– Christian Coleman runs his best 100m of the season, holding off Ferdinand Omanyala 9.95 to 9.98 to clock his best time of the season.
+ more highlights from the meet
Host: Chris Chavez | @chris_j_chavez on Instagram
Host: Anderson Emerole | @atkoeme on Instagram
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| 1:19.2 | thanks to new Balance for their continued support of all things Sidious Mag and stay tuned in the coming weeks |
| 1:24.6 | for a super exciting announcement. Happy Memorial Day. The track world does not stop on Memorial Day. |
| 1:41.0 | Anderson, Emerald, and I are jumping on the mics |
| 1:45.0 | for this week in track and field. |
| 1:47.0 | It is May 27th. |
| 1:50.0 | If you haven't already done so, |
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