The last American woman to win the 100m was in 1996, the last man was in 2004.
Sha'Carri Richardson will be looking to end the United States' 28-year wait for the women's 100m title.Milliseconds separated Gail Devers of the United States and Jamaican Merlene Ottey in the women’s 100m final at the Atlanta Games as both crossed the line in 10.49 seconds.
It is a curious statistic given the US have topped the track and field programme at every Olympics since the 1984 Los Angeles Games but with Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles in their prime, that drought could end in Paris as the athletics events begin on Aug 1. Their teammates Shericka Jackson and Tia Clayton are creditable threats, as is St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred, who has run the third-fastest time this season .
Lyles, 26, claimed the sprint double in Budapest and owns the third-fastest 100m time in 2024. But he faces a tough fight against Kishane Thompson, who won the Jamaican National Championships in a world-leading 9.77 and his teammate Oblique Seville . Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala, who ran 9.79 in June, is also a contender.
After claiming a sprint double at the 2023 world championships, Noah Lyles will be hoping to repeat the feat in Paris. PHOTO: REUTERS
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