The USA is just built differently. A by-product of great sporting prowess, cerebral porting infrastructure and active encouragement to pursue it as a career have caused numerous resounding successes. Team USA ended the 2023 Pan American Games with a whopping 116 gold, 74 silver, 83 bronze making up a 273 total medals. Brazil finished a close second with exactly 200 medals and was the only other country to cross 50 golds cumulatively. They wound up with 64 gold medals. The Americans’ medals tally fell 21 short of their best in the 21st century, registered in the 2019 Pan American Games.

Certain timings or distances that fall within the standards set in many sports would have ensured qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Unfortunately, in Athletics, though the 2023 Pan American Games serve as a qualifier, there are no direct quotas on offer for athletes. Regardless, Team USA ended that part of the competition with 25 medals, including eight gold, five silver, and 12 bronze. They topped that particular table, too.

Team USA basking in the glory of the 25 medals at the 2023 Pan American Games for Team USA

Matthew Ludwig, Rachel McCoy, and Curtis Thompson won the gold medals. Ludwig won the pole vault while McCoy won the high jump and Thompson the javelin throw. Daniel Michalski took the silver in the steeplechase. Daniel Haugh and Rudy Winkler won silver and bronze, respectively, in the hammer throw. By joining the other American track and field athletes who finished on the podium, they have taken another step toward Olympic qualification. Team USA has surely reached the zenith of success this time around and will continue to win hearts for posterity.

Team USA was really firing on all cylinders going into the last day of the competition. The last leg of the track and field events saw an upsurge in participation, racking up 25 magnanimous medals. November 4th saw them add six more medals in track and field events to their total tally. The US won gold in men’s pole vault, women’s high jump, and men’s javelin throw. A silver medal in men’s 3000m steeplechase followed, along with silver and bronze in men’s hammer throw. All in all, a supremely impressive turnaround and a year for Team USA.

Olympic trials to be held in historic Hayward Field, Oregon

Hayward Field at Eugene, Oregon will host the 2024 Olympic trials between June 21st and 30th, respectively. More details are to be unveiled closer to the date of the actual event. The event will be organized by TrackTown USA, Inc., a not-for-profit organization. They were backing the US Olympic team trials for track and field events in both 2016 and 2020. They also housed both events at Hayward Field. World Athletics informed each NOC and NF of the entry standards for each event as early as December 2022, according to Olympics.com.

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Team USA showed great character in the Chilean capital. The track and field athletes, in particular, pushed through with the possibility of an Olympic qualification on the horizon. They had no Olympic quotas on offer but fought tooth and nail to secure 25 medals in those disciplines. Now that the Pan American Games have concluded, it remains to be seen how many of them confirm a seat on the plane to Paris. Our hearts beat as one for Team USA. The Hayward Field at the University of Oregon will be a profusion of colours come June 21st. We wait to witness the aura and energy that the athletes bring.

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