38 HIGHLIGHTS OF RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS Four Races from the U.S. Track and Field Championships Worth Watching Again Sha'Carri Richardson Sha Carri Richardson did not qualify for the world championships, Sydney McLaughlin beats her own world record, and a new rivalry heats up. to qualify for: qualificarsi per to beat (a record): migliorare (un record) world record: record mondiale Sydney McLaughlin lowers her own 400-meter hurdle world record. Running in lane five, she quickly made up the stagger on the other hurdlers and began racing against the clock. She crossed the finish line in a new world record of 51.40 seconds, beating her previous world record, 51.46, set in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics. to lower: abbassare lane: corsia to make up the stagger on: recuperare il distacco da to race against the clock: correre contro il tempo to cross: attraversare finish line: traguardo to set (a record): fissare un record Sha Carri Richardson will not represent the U.S. at the world championships after failing to make both the 100 and 200 finals. Richardson went into the trials with the fourth-fastest 100 time in the U.S., but she looked far from her best this weekend, running 11.31 seconds in the 100 to finish 23rd out of the 31 athletes who finished the event. to represent (a country): andare in rappresentanza per (un paese) to fail to make the final: aver mancato la finale to go into the trial: andare alle prove di qualificazione to run seconds in the 100: correre i 100m in secondi The rivalry between sprinters Noah Lyles and Erriyon Knighton heats up. As Erriyon Knighton, 18, sprinted around the first curve of the 200 dash blazing past the 2019 world champion Noah Lyles it looked like the race was over. But as Knighton headed down the final straightaway, Lyles began to climb back into the race. Lyles sped past Knighton just before the finish line and finished in 19.67 seconds, just ahead of Knighton s 19.69. to sprint: fare uno scatto curve: curva dash: corsa to blaze past: sfrecciare oltre to be over: essere terminato to head down the final: dirigersi verso il traguardo to climb back into the race: risalire nella gara to speed past: superare ahead of: davanti a Allyson Felix misses out on an individual spot at the world championships. She will still compete in the world championships, however, as a part of the women s or mixed 4x400 relay. to miss out on: perdere l occasione di individual spot: posto individuale world championship: campionato mondiale to compete in: gareggiare a Adapted from: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/27/sports/tracknational-championships.html 78 TO DO