WE HAVE LISTED our Top 10 in each event. Any Team USA members who don’t make the Top 10 are listed in alphabetical order at the end. The right-hand column is the athlete’s placing in last year’s T&FN World Rankings (nr = not ranked). For the relays, the numbers indicate place, if any, in last year’s WC.
The two mixed-sex relays are listed in both the men’s and women’s compilations, but personnel remain very much in question.
All charts are based on the best information available as of July 28 (meaning that final entry lists were known, but not actual start lists), so the presence of an athlete’s name doesn’t guarantee they’ll contest the event.
It’s not known which combination of events Sifan Hassan will attempt: she’s entered in the 1500, 5000, 10,000 & marathon and at one point hinted at a quadruple.
Our picks will NOT be updated as the meet progresses.
| 100 METERS | |||
| 1. | Sha’Carri Richardson | (USA) | 1 |
| 2. | Shericka Jackson | (Jamaica) | 2 |
| 3. | Julien Alfred | (St. Lucia) | 5 |
| 4 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | (Jamaica) | 4 |
| 5. | Dina Asher-Smith | (Great Britain) | 8 |
| 7. | Ewa Swoboda | (Poland) | 10 |
| 6. | Melissa Jefferson | (USA) | nr |
| 8. | Patrizia van der Weken | (Luxembourg) | nr |
| 9. | Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith | (Côte d’Ivoire) | 3 |
| 10. | TeeTee Terry | (USA) | nr |
| 200 METERS | |||
| 1. | Gabby Thomas | (USA) | 2 |
| 2. | Shericka Jackson | (Jamaica) | 1 |
| 3. | Julien Alfred | (St. Lucia) | 4 |
| 4. | Dina Asher-Smith | (Great Britain) | 7 |
| 5. | Brittany Brown | (USA) | nr |
| 6. | McKenzie Long | (USA) | nr |
| 7. | Daryll Neita | (Great Britain) | 5 |
| 8. | Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith | (Côte d’Ivoire) | 8 |
| 9. | Mujinga Kambundji | (Switzerland) | nr |
| 10. | Favour Ofili | (Nigeria) | nr |
| 400 METERS | |||
| 1. | Marileidy Paulino | (Dominican Republic) | 1 |
| 2. | Nickisha Pryce | (Jamaica) | nr |
| 3. | Natalia Kaczmarek | (Poland) | 2 |
| 4. | Rhasidat Adeleke | (Ireland) | 4 |
| 5. | Salwa Eid Naser | (Bahrain) | nr |
| 6. | Lieke Klaver | (Netherlands) | 5 |
| 7. | Kendall Ellis | (USA) | nr |
| 8. | Amber Anning | (Great Britain) | nr |
| 9. | Aaliyah Butler | (USA) | nr |
| 10. | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | (Bahamas) | nr |
| (other American: Alexis Holmes) | |||
| 800 METERS | |||
| 1. | Keely Hodgkinson | (Great Britain) | 2 |
| 2. | Mary Moraa | (Kenya) | 1 |
| 3. | Jemma Reekie | (Great Britain) | 4 |
| 4. | Prudence Sekgodiso | (South Africa) | nr |
| 5. | Nia Akins | (USA) | 6 |
| 6. | Halimah Nakaayi | (Uganda) | 9 |
| 7. | Natoya Goule-Toppin | (Jamaica) | 5 |
| 8. | Tsige… | ||
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