Odyssey to Oregon

2022 ODYSSEY TO OREGON

While Puerto Rico’s Jasmin Camacho-Quinn (right) is favored in the sprint hurdles, she will not have an easy time from Tapper (left), Anderson (2nd right) and Danielle Williams.

two‐time Olympic champion Shaunae Miller‐Uibo. Candice McLeod peaked perfectly in Tokyo but watch out for Marileidy Paulino, the leggy Dominican who led the world up to June 17 with a time of 49.49. She was second in Tokyo. TACTICS KEY FOR GOULE Natoya Goule needs a medal to cap a period which has seen her make every major final. Now 32, she’s been searching for a race

strategy that keeps her out of traffic while at the same time preserving her energy for the last 100. If she hits the right tactical note, the podium is there for the taking. Olympic champion Athing Mu of the United States and her fellow 20 year‐old, Keely Hodgkinson are a cut above the rest of the field. HURDLES MEDAL FOR THE “BABY”? At 21, Brittany Anderson is the baby of the fabulous Jamaican 100‐metre hurdles crew. Yet, she has been consistently faster than 2015 World Champion Danielle Williams, who took bronze in 2019, and effervescent Megan Tapper who finished in third in Tokyo. In addition, she made Puerto Rico’s Olympic champion Jasmin Camacho‐Quinn hurry when they met in Rome. The duel produced times of 12.37 for Camacho‐Quinn and 12.50 for Anderson with Williams and Tapper well back. Even though the US team will include big meet monster Nia Ali

and Nigeria will field the Lacena Golding‐Clarke‐coached Tobi Amusan, it’s hard to see Anderson off the podium. The cautionary note is that she looked like a medallist in Tokyo in the semis, where she zoomed to the joint second fastest time by a Jamaican in 12.40 seconds. An early mistake in the final killed her race. 3 IN A ROW IN THE 400 HURDLES? A twist of fate saw Ristananna Tracey and then Rushell Clayton win bronze medals at the 2017

Rushell Clayton chased two American superwomen to a bronze in the 2019 World 400-meter hurdles in Doha.

Natoya Goule will contend with Athing Mu in the 800.