2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field to be held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon
Indianapolis, Indiana – September 21, 2023 – Eugene, Oregon has been awarded the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field, USA Track & Field and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced today.
From June 21 to 30, Hayward Field at the University of Oregon will be home to one of the biggest track and field competitions in the country, as the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field will serve as the Team USA selection event for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.
“As we look forward to Paris 2024, we’re delighted to return to Eugene for the U.S. Olympic Trials,” said USATF CEO Max Siegel. “During the pandemic, when venues all needed to take extraordinary measures to conduct events, the local organizing committee, TrackTown, demonstrated their commitment to the sport by working with USATF to prioritize the health and safety of our athletes for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Trials. That partnership was invaluable. Having hosted that event successfully under difficult circumstances, we are pleased to give the city of Eugene and Hayward Field the opportunity to host an event at full capacity to showcase this world class facility. Hayward Field has been the site of countless memorable moments in track and field history, and we look forward to coming to Eugene, Oregon, to cheer on the nation’s best athletes as they compete to represent Team USA in Paris.”
Over the past five decades, Eugene has established itself as an epicenter for track and field in the United States. The town has been host to countless large-scale events, including the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, USATF Outdoor Championships, and seven Olympic Trials – all of which have seen a little bit of Hayward magic.
Over twenty records have been set or broken at Hayward Field, and the decathlon world record – crowning ‘the world’s greatest athlete’—has been broken multiple times at Hayward Field including in 2012, by Ashton Eaton during the Olympic Trials. This past weekend, two more world records were broken at Hayward Field during the Prefontaine Classic – this year’s Diamond League Final.
“Today’s announcement is a major milestone on our journey to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games,” said USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland. “These trials not only serve as a pathway to Team USA, but also as a platform for athletes to exhibit their exceptional skills and strive for the chance to…
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