The second day was a near-perfect day of track & field.
The broadcast from NBC tried to make up for not broadcasting anything on the first day (total B.S.) and wove into two hours some tremendous races while covering several of the field events.
The 1,500 meters both lived up to the hype, as did the day’s final event, the 60-meter race.
The Men’s 60-meter race was a perfect ending to the show, with Noah Lyles continuing his journey to Paris, with a stop in Glasgow in a few weeks.
This is the release on day 2 from USA Track & Field.
ALBUQUERQUE – The final race of the USATF Indoor Championships lived up to the hype Saturday at the Convention Center, featuring a head-to-head matchup of the world’s top two men’s sprinters. World 60 record holder Christian Coleman, the fastest starter in the business, was in lane four, and to his right was world 100 and 200 champion Noah Lyles, the world leader in 2024.
Coleman got out quickly, as expected, but didn’t have enough of a lead to hold off fast-closing Lyles, who has the best top-end speed in the world right now. Lyles leaned at the line to win a world-leading 6.43, just .01 ahead of Coleman. Lyles moved to No. 9 on the all-time world performer list and No. 6 on the U.S. performer list.
The throws also elicited fireworks, with Ryan Crouser blasting the second-best indoor throw ever and missing his own world indoor record in the shot put, and Erin Reese taking over the No. 2 spot on the all-time world list in the women’s weight throw.
Two world records, seven meet records, and eight world-leading marks for 2024 highlighted another successful championship in the 11th edition held in Albuquerque.
Saturday’s highlights:
– Erin Reese had three of the best throws in American women’s weight throw history, topped by a 25.73/84-5 in round two to move to No. 2 on the world all-time performer list and win her first U.S. indoor title. It was the third-best performance ever.
– Racing to a meet record 50.34 in the women’s 400, World Championships mixed 4×400 relay gold medalist Alexis Holmes won her first U.S. indoor title and moved to No. 4 on the all-time U.S. performer list.
– The 244th 22.00+-meter throw of his career put Ryan Crouser in complete control in the men’s shot put after round…
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