From the 400-meter hurdles to the marathon, our picks for five can’t miss races at the Games.
Mental Strategies of American Record Holders
What will happen in Tokyo? Has Muhammad, the defending Olympic champion, advanced her fitness since the Trials? Did McLaughlin, who spent much of the spring honing her speed in 100-meter hurdle races, peak too soon? And what of Femke Bol of Holland, who won a key Diamond League meet on July 4 in 52.37, the second fastest time in the world this year? This final should be one of the highlights of the Games.Semifinals:8:40 p.m. local, Saturday, 8/7; 7:40 a.m. Eastern/4:40 p.m.
. Other times, the fastest guys in the field set tactics aside and go hard from the start, as Kenyan Timothy Cheruiyot did to win the 2019 world title.Cheruiyot is in peak form again and has the fastest time in the world this year. He would be foolish not to force others to run up to his level. But more often than not, strange things happen in Olympic 1500-meter finals.
Mohamed Katir of Spain, second fastest in the world this year, is the find of the season, and could challenge Cheruiyot in a fast race. Centrowitz is a superb tactician who will be in the thick of things in almost any sort of race. The other two Americans,
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