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LRC The Race Of The Year Is Here: Noah Lyles Vs. Michael Norman In The 200 In Lausanne Two 20-year-old mega-talents – both undefeated in outdoor 200s since the 2016 Olympic Trials – will battle on Thursday. Enjoy it as big-time men’s sprint stars hardly ever face each other on the DL circuit.
*MB: The matchup of the year is here: Noah Lyles vs Michael Norman July 5th in Lausanne: Who you got?

LRC 2018 Lausanne DL Preview: Houlihan Vs. Semenya, The Quest For Sub-13:00, & Could The 400 Hurdles WR Go Down? Thursday’s Lausanne DL looks like a dandy as there is a world record attempt by Abderrahman Samba, a stacked 1,500 with Shelby Houlihan, Caster Semenya, Gudaf Tsegay, Laura Muir and Sifan Hassan, a quality men’s 5k featuring breakout star Selemon Barega and a women’s 800 where Ajee Wilson will attempt to earn her first Diamond League win in three years. *IAAF preview 
*MB: Who has the edge? Shelby Houlihan vs Caster Semenya at 1500 in Lausanne on Thursday 

• Lavillenie wins Lausanne lakeside pole vault with 5.91m clearance
• After learning a lot at lakeside pole vault, Duplantis now will turn focus to World Juniors Duplantis doesn’t have much experience on a raised runway outside of a track.
• The latest updates from Lausanne: Samba reveals this may be his last 400h of the year He definitely won’t be at DL finale as he’s got to do the Asian Games for Qatar.
• Lausanne Press Conference Highlights: Lyles says he wants to break world records, Shubenkov says he wants European record
• 12:55 man Selemon Barega is ready for Lausanne (where he ran 12:55 last year) and World Juniors
• Good read: Shakima Wimbley reveals how disappointing 2016 led her to a new level of dedication and a 49.41 split in 2017
• Lausanne will serve as the DL debut for Aleia Hobbs and Gabby Thomas Harvard’s Thomas skipped USAs but is going to balance a few DLs while doing an internship in Boston.
• TFN: 10 things you’ll get a kick out of at the Lausanne DL
• Mike Rowbottom: Bolt is gone – but talent is blooming all around the athletic garden
• Rabat is July 13th: 14:15 vs 14:18: Dibaba vs Obiri will take place at Rabat DL

A Big Drug Bust 20 Years Ago Led To The Foundation Of WADA – Does It need A Big Revamp?

Recommended Read Bonnie Ford: Chris Froome Case Shows WADA Rules Need A Revamp 20 Years After It Was Founded 20 years ago this weekend, a big TDF drug bust led to the creation of WADA, but Ford argues WADA wastes too much time on minor substances and says too many rich athletes can get off with high-priced lawyers.

Ross Tucker: Video: Tucker’s Take On Froome Case And “The Descent Of Anti-Doping’s Credibility”
Outside: The Chris Froome Ruling Just Broke Anti-Doping
From The Sports Scientist Archives: In 2009, Dr. Bengt Kayser Called For An Anti-Doping Revamp

College Coaching Carousel Continues

• MB: 2018 College Track & Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion 
• Purdue Track Coach Lonnie Greene Leaving To Take Over At Kentucky

Big Monday Action 

Gyulai Memorial In Hungary: Sergey Shubenkov Runs 12.92 110H To Move To #8 All-Time The meet was full of high quality as there was a near WR in the men’s HJ and lots of good mid-d/distance action. In the women’s short hurdles, Sharika Nelvis collected her third 100H victory of the season in 12.55, 0.03 shy of her season’s best and 0.03 ahead of world record holder Kendra Harrison.
*Video: Mutaz Barshim Just Missed The High Jump World Record Today At 8’0¾” (2.46m) But Now He’s Injured
*Genzebe Dibaba Destroyed The Field, Including Kate Grace, In The Mile
*Ayanleh Souleiman Won The 1k In 2:16
*Clayton Murphy Ran A 1:44.69 SB In The 800 But Was Only 4th

Oregon-Related News

• Shannon Rowbury Has Successfully Given Birth To A Daughter Named Sienna The dad is 3:54 miler Pablo Solares and the baby has duel US-Mexican citizenship.
• Constructionequipmentguide.com: Some Of The Wood From Hayward Field Will Be Reused In New Stadium, Other Wood Will Go To A Museum “They don’t make timbers like that anymore.”

Yet Another Big Idea That Appears To Not Be Working

This Is Starting To Remind Us Of The International Version Of The TrackTown Summer Series: We Guess They Aren’t Paying Enough – Many Top US Stars Who Are Eligible Will Skip Out On The 1st Athletics World Cup US champs Noah Lyles, Sandi Morris and Shakima Wimbley are all skipping out on the July 14-15 event. Whoever thought this event would be the new big thing in track but scheduled it for the day after the Rabat DL and 5 days before Monaco is an idiot. We don’t think promoting this thing at the expense of the DL is a good idea either.

Talented Teenagers

• Sports Gene 2.0 Sophie O’Sullivan – Daughter Of Sonia O’Sullivan And Nic Bideau – Will Run Internationally For The First Time At This Week’s European U18 Champs The dual Australian-Irish citizen, who is the #3 seed in the 800, doesn’t have to choose a country until she’s out of U18 competition. We have no idea then why Rai Benjamin is being punished for running for Antigua as a minor at age 17 in 2015.
• Q&A With Villanova’s Big Recruit Taryn O’Neill Of Canada The Malindi Elmore-coached athlete has PRs of 4:17.93 for 1,500 and 9:54.40 for 2 miles, which she set when she won the Brooks 2 mile.
• Jamaica’s U20 National Record Holder At 400, Christopher Taylor (44.86), Ties Yohan Blake’s 100m U20 Record Of 10.11

Week That Was

LRC New Blood At USAs, Attendance At Nationals Worldwide, Another Look At Kellyn Taylor’s 2:24:28, Dafne Schippers False Start Plus it is a travesty Haron Lagat is not eligible to run for US.

British Sprint News

• GB’s Former Olympic 400m Champ Christine Ohuruogu Retires At 34 Years Old “I didn’t feel ready to retire after last season but a combination of my studies and a niggling injury restricted how much training I was able to do this year.”
• Athletics Weekly: “High Flying Zharnel Hughes Is Reaching For The Sky” Hughes says he is “setting myself up for my future” by working towards a commercial pilot’s license alongside his track career.
• The Telegraph: Britons Leading In Race To Succeed Usain Bolt But are they really? By our count, Americans have the three fastest times in the world this year.
• Reece Prescod, Zharnel Hughes And CJ Ujah All Taking Aim At Linford Christie’s 25-Year-Old British National 100m Record This Weekend Christie’s record is 9.87 and Hughes has the best PR at 9.91, though Prescod ran a wind-aided 9.88 this year.
• The Telegraph: Dina Asher-Smith Setting World-Beating Times As She Targets British Champs Gold