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Big Names In Northwest Running Bow Out Of Olympic Team Trials, Creating Room For New Stars

By Tom Banse June 17, 2021

Donavan Brazier breaks the tape in an 800 meter tune-up race in Portland on May 29, ahead of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials, which begin later this week.

Some of the biggest names in American running have bowed out of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials as the 10-day competition moves into the starting blocks in Eugene. The scratches open a lane for a new generation of stars to earn spots in the delayed Tokyo Olympics.Read More

Olympians Made Here: Northwest Training Groups Stocking Tokyo-Bound Teams With Top Runners

By Tom Banse June 7, 2021

Karissa Schweizer, in white top, is a Bowerman Track Club recruit from the Midwest. She carries high expectations to nab an Olympic team slot in the 5000 meters.

The Northwest is famous for churning out jet airliners, computer software and huckleberry syrup. The U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials beginning June 18 in Eugene will showcase another local product: Olympic distance runners.Read More

100-Day Countdown To Tokyo Olympics Begins, And Northwest Athletes Are Ready To Go

By Tom Banse April 13, 2021

Galen Rupp of Portland qualified for his fourth Olympics by winning the U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials last year. Here he is at the 2016 Olympic Track and Field Team Trials. CREDIT: Tom Banse/N3

The 100-day countdown to the opening ceremony of the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympics begins Wednesday. Yes, the summer games are proceeding amid an ongoing global pandemic. Olympic hopefuls and Pacific Northwest athletes already picked for Team USA invariably said they are eager to go.Read More

Japan, IOC Jostle Over Who Will Pay Billions To Delay 2020 Olympics Over Coronavirus

By NPR News April 22, 2020

The Olympic rings displayed outside the National Stadium

The cost of moving the summer games to 2021 is expected to be massive. The International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday Japan would pay. Japanese officials said they didn't agree to foot the bill. Read More