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Track and Field in Paris Has Lived up to Its Olympic Billing

ESPN Daily

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4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The second week of the Olympic Games means one thing – the promise that stars will either fall or be made in track and field. And from what we’ve seen so far, Paris has delivered. Noah Lyles claimed the title of Fastest Man Alive and has his sights set on claiming more gold in today’s 200M event. And while Sha’Carri Richardson lived up to her 2020 promise that she would be a presence in these Games, despite so many counting her out. Then there’s the newly minted national heroes like Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia and Thea LaFond of Dominica bringing home the first medals in the history of their respective countries. So today, from Paris, Coley Harvey shares his front row seat in Stade de France and lets us know that the drama in these Games is just getting started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Coley, when's the last time you were personally in a foot race?

0:05.0

Actually, it wasn't that long ago, Clinton.

0:08.0

I was part of a media day trials that Nike was holding during the US trials just about

0:18.0

a month or so ago.

0:19.8

So I can safely say that the hamstrings stayed intact in that and I actually ran a pretty

0:24.9

decent time for somebody at my age so it wasn't that long ago for me.

0:28.9

Did you like put on the singlet and the spikes or what was the whole situation regarding the setup?

0:35.0

No singlet just you know some regular shorts at a you know at a regular top and you know

0:41.2

it just regular shoes no spikes but some nice track shoes got some good

0:46.8

traction really fun experience to do that hey we're field in Oregon so you kind of

0:51.0

look like Cole Hawker who looks like just any other dude off the street running races and world record clips

0:57.2

Facts. I don't think I can run world record clips, but I did look like a random guy off the street for sure. The second week of the Olympic Games means one thing, the promise that

1:19.2

stars will either fall or be made in track and field. And from what we've seen so far, Paris has delivered.

1:27.4

Noah Liles claimed the title of Fastest Man Alive and has his sights set on claiming

1:31.8

more gold in Thursday's 200 meter event.

1:35.2

While she Carrie Richardson lived up to her 2020 promise that she would be a

1:39.3

presence in these games despite many, counting her out.

1:43.7

And then there's the newly minted national heroes, like Julian Alfred of St. Lucia and

1:48.7

Thea Lafon of Dominica, bringing home their first medals in their country's histories.

1:54.0

So today, from Paris, Coley Harvey shares his front roseat in Stad de France and lets us know that the drama in these games is just getting started.

2:04.8

I'm Clinton Yates.

2:06.0

It's Thursday, August 8th.

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