Track and Field Day 2: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce aims for history in Women’s 100m Final

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Track and Field Day 2: Teahna Daniels makes Women’s 100m Final

Day 2 of track and field action at the Tokyo Olympics will feature a number of talented Americans vying for gold, all leading up to a potentially historic women’s 100m final for the title of fastest woman in the world.

Here’s what to know about each event’s biggest stars and storylines heading into Day 2.

Women’s 100m final

Teahna Daniels makes women’s 100m finalTeahna Daniels ran a personal best of 10.98 to finish third in the final heat of the women’s 100m semifinals. Running in the same heat as Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who won the heat with a 10.73 time, Daniels will join the fastest women in the world in a highly anticipated race at 8:50 a.m.Javianne Oliver finishes fifth in semifinal heatJavianne Oliver finished fifth in the second semifinal heat for the women’s 100m. Oliver crossed the finish line in 11.08 seconds and was unable to qualify for the final.Jenna Prandini finishes fourth in first semifinal heatJenna Prandini, who replaced Sha’Carri Richardson in the women’s 100m, crossed the finish line in 11.11 seconds behind Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith, Switzerland’s Ajla Del Ponte and Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson Herah. Prandini was unable to qualify for the final.

Men’s 100m Round 1

All three Americans advance to men’s 100m semifinals

Trayvon Bromell, who is expected to contend for a gold medal in Tokyo, finished fourth in his heat in the men’s 100m round 1, but still advanced to the semifinals as the fastest of the non-automatic qualifying sprinters.

Bromell ran a 10.05-second time, slower than the top three sprinters in his heat. Bromell holds the world-leading mark this year, running a 9.77-second time in June.Ronnie Baker was the first man to cross the finish line with a 10.03 seconds time in round 1 of the men’s 100m. Baker qualified for the Olympics finishing second to Trayvon Bromell and could see his teammate soon with another good run in the semifinal.

Fred Kerley finished second in the fifth heat of the men’s 100m round 1 with a time of 9.97 seconds. Kerley ran just behind Canada’s Andre de Grasse who had a 9.91 second time. de Grasse took home bronze in the 100m in 2016 with a personal best of 9.91 seconds.

Mixed 4x400m Relay Final

The U.S. mixed 4x400m relay team has a shot at redemption Sunday morning after an official’s error led to an exchange zone foul on the first handoff from Elijah Godwin to Lynna Irby.

The U.S. team won their appeal and were reinstated in time for Saturday’s final.

Allyson Felix, who competed on the U.S. world record 4×400 mixed relay team in 2019, will not participate in the relay in Tokyo.

Instead, it will be Trevor Stewart, Kendall Ellis, Kaylin Whitney, Vernon Norwood attempting to win gold at 8:35 a.m. ET

Men’s Long Jump Qualification

JuVaughn Harrison advances men’s long jump final

JuVaughn Harrison is the only American that will compete in the men’s long jump final on Aug. 2. Harrison qualified for the final with an 8.02-meter jump, the second farthest in his group.

Harrison is the first American since Jim Thorpe in 1912 to compete in both the Olympic long jump and high jump. Steffin McCarter and Marquis Dendy both failed to make the final with jumps of 7.92 meters and 7.85 meters respectively.

Men’s Discus Final

Sam Mattis has a shot at being the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in discus since 1976. The 27-year-old turned down a job offer on Wall Street to pursue a career in the discus. He finished sixth in Group A on Thursday and will face some stout competition in Sweden’s Daniel Stahl. Stahl is the reigning world champion and a solid gold medal favorite.

Women’s 800m Semifinals

Athing Mu, Ajee Wilson and Raevyn Rogers return to the track for the women’s 800m semifinals. Mu and Rogers each finished first in their heats Thursday. Mu posted a time of 2:01.10, while Rogers had a time of 2:01.42.

Wilson finished second during her round 1 heat but had the fastest time of any U.S. athlete finishing in 2:00. 02.

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