World Championships previews – men

We sit up for the male occasions on the World Athletics Champs in Eugene, Oregon, from July 15-24

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100m

Defending champion: Christian Coleman (USA) 9.76

Ones to look at (2022 greatest in brackets): 

Christian Coleman (USA) (9.87)
Crushed by Jacobs indoors in Belgrade, began his out of doors season slowly however a 9.92 win in New York and a 9.87 USA Champs semi-final reveals he’s going in the fitting course.

Andre de Grasse (CAN) (10.05)
Has but to run quick in 2022 however has a superb document,  having gained a bronze medal within the final 4 international 100m championships he has contested.

Fred Kerley (USA) (9.76)
Ranked world No.1 and broke 10 seconds in his seven opening races of 2022 culminating in an excellent 9.76 in his USA Champs semi-final and 9.77 within the last.

Marcell Jacobs (ITA) (10.04)
The shock winner in Tokyo final yr has struggled with accidents this season and pulled out of a variety of races however he gained the Italian title and has travelled to the USA to attempt to add the world title to his Olympic crown.

Rising Star: Indirect Seville (JAM) (9.86)
An Olympic semi-finalist, the 21-year-old had a shocking breakthrough in Might at Kingston, bettering from 10.00 to 9.86. He was second within the Jamaican Championships in 9.88 to a resurgent former champion Yohan Blake (9.85).

AW Prediction: 1 Kerley (USA) 9.71; 2 Bromell (USA) 9.79; 3 Coleman (USA) 9.83

200m

Defending champion: Noah Lyles (USA) 19.76

Ones to look at

Andre de Grasse (CAN) (20.38)
Received an thrilling race in Tokyo after silvers in Rio and Doha however has probably not proven his greatest kind to this point in 2022.

Noah Lyles (USA) (19.61)
A extremely spectacular world champion, and third in Tokyo, he appeared nearly again to his greatest when he gained in New York in 19.50 in June and took the US title in 19.67.

Kenny Bednarek (USA) (19.87)
Has gained Diamond Leagues in Rabat and Rome, in comparatively sluggish occasions, and will probably be eager to make up for Doha the place he was a distant final in his warmth. Scraped into the US workforce in fourth with 19.87 as a result of Lyles has a wild card.

Rising Star: Erriyon Knighton (USA) (19.49)
Fourth within the Olympics on the age of 17, he improved his world junior document to a sensational 19.49 in Baton Rouge in April after which ran 19.69 within the US Champs to complete second.

AW prediction: 1 Lyles (USA) 19.46; 2 Knighton (USA) 19.65; 3 Kerley (USA) 19.69

400m

Defending champion: Steven Gardiner (BAH) 43.48

Ones to look at

Steven Gardiner (BAH) (44.21)
The reigning Olympic and world champion has raced comparatively frivolously at 400m this summer season however his 300m kind – 31.52 – suggests he may dominate once more.

Kirani James (GRN) (44.02)
Third in Tokyo, the 2012 Olympic champion has impressed in 2022 with massive wins in Rome and Oslo.

Michael Norman (USA) (43.56)
The World Indoor record-holder ran 43.60 in Eugene after which 43.56 in profitable the US Championships however there are query marks over his massive race kind as he was solely fifth in Tokyo and a semi-finalist in Doha.

Rising Star: Champion Allison (USA) (43.70)
Having began the yr with a PB of 45.40, he produced a shocking run of 43.70 to return second on the US Trials, a metre down on Norman. 

AW prediction: 1 Gardiner (BAH) 43.75; 2 M Norman (USA) 43.86; 3 Ok James (GRN) 43.96

800m

Defending champion: Donavan Brazier (USA) 1:42.34

Ones to look at

Emmanuel Korir (KEN) (1:45.85)
The Olympic champion has struggled in 2022 to this point, coming sixth and eighth in his first two races, however did win the Kenyan 400m trials in 44.87.

Mouad Zahafi (MAR) (1:43.69)
Eradicated within the heats at Doha 2019, he has stepped up a stage in 2022, operating an early world lead in Gainesville (1:43.69) and taking the NCAA title in 1:44.49. 

Donavan Brazier (USA) (1:46.49)
Received by over a second in 2019 in an American document however did not make the Olympic workforce and, although he ran properly indoors over 400m and 600m, was a poor sixth in his opening race in Doha and solely ran a warmth on the US Championships.

Max Burgin (GBR) (1:43.52)
A powerful British trio will probably be spearheaded by Max Burgin who ran a world-leading 1:43.52 at Turku and an unbelievable 1:44.54 at a windy UK Championships in Manchester final month.

Rising Star: Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) (1:44.15)
The world junior champion, who remains to be solely 17, gained his first 4 races of 2022 and was second within the Kenyan Trials in 1:44.01.

AW prediction: 1 Wanyonyi (KEN) 1:43.33; 2 M Burgin (GBR) 1:43.65;
3 M Zahafi (MAR) 1:43.75

1500m

Defending champion: Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN) 3:29.26

Ones to look at

Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) (3:31.08)
The Olympic champion has but to win a world title however a 3:46.46 mile win in Oslo confirmed his function as favorite.

Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN) (3:35.17)
The defending champion’s 2022 kind has not been too spectacular, with second and third locations on the Diamond Leagues in Doha and Eugene respectively. Got here a detailed second within the Kenyan Trials.

Abel Kipsang (KEN) (3:31.01)
The world out of doors chief courtesy of a 3:31.01 in Nairobi in Might was fourth in Tokyo and third within the World Indoors and this yr has gained the African and Kenyan titles and gained in Doha and Birmingham and the Kenyan Trials.

Rising Star: Olli Hoare (AUS) (3:31.71)
Has stepped up a gear within the final yr and chased Ingebrigtsen dwelling in each Eugene and Oslo, setting an Oceania mile document 3:47.48 within the latter.

AW prediction: 1 J Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 3:31.23; 2 O Hoare (AUS) 3:31.65; 3 J Wightman (GBR) 3:31.80

5000m

Defending champion: Muktar Edris (ETH) 12:58.85

Ones to look at 

Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) (12:57.99)
The world record-holder was anticipated to win the ten,000m in Tokyo however bounced again properly after his second place within the longer occasion. He has raced frivolously this summer season however did win at Eugene in opposition to a prime class subject in 12:57.99.

Selemon Barega (ETH) (12:54.87)
The Olympic 10,000m and world indoor 3000m champion might properly double and has been in good kind with a 12:56.19 win in Paris and a 12:54.87 loss in Rome.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) (13:02:03)
Will run the 1500m first and will probably be eager to enhance on his 2019 Doha, the place he was fifth after fading badly within the final 100m. A far stronger athlete now.

Rising Star: Jakob Krop (KEN) (12:46.79)
The 21-year-old will probably be vying with world chief Nicholas Kimeli because the main Kenyan. He was sixth as a Junior in 2019 and fifth within the World Indoor 3000m. Outdoor he gained in Nairobi and ran 12:46.79 in Rome behind Kimeli.

AW Prediction:
1 J Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 12:55.65; 2 S Barega (ETH) 12:55.85; 3 J Cheptegei (UGA) 12:56.10

10,000m

Defending champion: Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 26:48.36

Ones to look at

Selemon Barega (ETH) (26:44.73)
Received the Olympic title in his fifth ever race over 25 laps after which gained his sixth in Hengelo (the Ethiopian trials) in 26:44.73.

Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) (27:43.63 in 2021)
The world record-holder already has a gold and silver on this occasion however he might have to attempt a long term from dwelling and quick tempo to struggle off the Ethiopians. Has not run a ten,000m in 2022.

Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) (26:33.93 in 2021)
The Olympic bronze medallist’s solely observe race since his world half-marathon document in February was a 7:29.55 3000m in Stockholm which suggests he will probably be an element.

Rising Star: Grant Fisher (USA) (26:33.84)
Set an American document of 26:33.84 this yr but additionally ran a US document 5000m in 12:53.71 indoors and gained the 5000m trial.

AW Prediction: 1 S Barega (ETH) 26:55.22; 2 J Cheptegei (UGA) 26:55.66; 3 G Fisher (USA) 26:56.10

3000m steeplechase

Defending champion: Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) 8:01.35

Ones to look at

Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) (7:58.28)
The Moroccan was a transparent winner in Tokyo and gained his first two steeplechases of the yr, producing his world lead of seven:58.28 into the discount. 

Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) (8:08.76)
The 2016 Olympic champion has gained two world golds and two world silvers however has struggled to indicate that form of kind in recent times. A run of 8:08.76 in Rome confirmed he’s going in the fitting course.

Lamecha Girma (ETH) 7:58.68
Second in 2019 and nonetheless solely 21, he chased El Bakkali dwelling in Tokyo, within the Doha Diamond League (shedding by one hundredth of a second) and Rabat. He was additionally under eight minutes in profitable in Ostrava and Rome.

Rising Star: Ryuji Miura (JPN) (8:14.47)
Seventh in Tokyo as a 19-year-old when he ran 8:09.92 within the warmth, he has gained all his races in 2022 and set a 3:36.59 1500m PB.

AW Prediction: 1 Girma (ETH) 8:03.66; 2 El Bakkali (MAR) 8:03.69; 3 C Kipruto (KEN) 8:05.21

Marathon

Defending champion: Lelisa Desisa (ETH) 2:10:40

Ones to look at

Lelisa Desisa (ETH) (2:10:44 in 2020)
Has not competed in 2022 and hasn’t completed a marathon since 2020 however has a wild card as defending champion.

Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN) (2:11:49)
The five-time world champion at cross-country and half-marathon is the large title within the Kenyan workforce however not the in-form one. Twice a winner in New York, he was solely 18th in Boston this yr.

Lawrence Cherono (KEN) (2:07:21)
Fourth within the Olympics, he gained in Valencia final yr in 2:05:12 and was second in Boston in April. 

Rising Star: Stepen Kissa (UGA) (2:04:48)
The 27:26.46 10,000m performer and 58:56 half-marathoner ran a 2:04:48 debut in Hamburg to complete second and set a Ugandan document.

AW Prediction: 1 S Kissa (UGA) 2:11:02; 2 G Kamworor (KEN) 2:11:30; 3 L Cherono (KEN) 2:11:40

110m hurdles

Defending champion: Grant Holloway (USA) 13.10

Ones to look at 

Hansle Parchment (JAM) (13.09)
The 2012 bronze medallist created a serious shock along with his Olympic victory final yr but it surely was no fluke. Loved a 13.09 win in Birmingham this yr and gained the Jamaican title in 13.14

Grant Holloway (USA) (13.03)
Adopted up his Doha win with Olympic silver. In 2022 he gained the world indoor title however was properly crushed in Randalls Island. Received his US Trials semi-final in 13.03 however didn’t contest the ultimate.

Devon Allen (USA) (12.84)
A gradual campaigner, he abruptly moved up a stage or two with a 12.84 win in June to go third all-time. Adopted that up with wins in Oslo and Paris however solely simply scraped into the US workforce in third in a race gained by Daniel Roberts (13.03).

Rising Star: Trey Cunningham (USA) (13.00)
Went into the US Championships unbeaten however needed to accept second in 13.08. He has by no means competed in a serious championships.

AW Prediction: 1 Allen (USA) 12.86; 2 Holloway (USA) 12.88; 3 Roberts (USA) 12.99

400m hurdles

Defending champion: Karsten Warholm (NOR) 47.42

Ones to look at

Karsten Warholm (NOR) (45.94 in 2021)
His dismantling of the world document in Tokyo final yr was one of many biggest observe performances in historical past however harm has ruined the two-time world champion’s preparations to make it three. 

Rai Benjamin (USA) (47.04)
His time 46.17 in profitable Olympic silver is definitely the second-fastest time in historical past. Got here second within the Doha Diamond League and gained the US Trials in a world main 47.04.

Alison dos Santos (BRA) (46.80)
The Olympic bronze medallist began 2022 in fine condition with wins in Doha, Eugene and Oslo however moved up a stage along with his 46.80 win in Stockholm.

Rising Star: Trevor Bassitt (USA) (47.47)
The world indoor 400m silver medallist went into the US Champs with a 48.80 PB and lowered it to 47.47 in ending second.

AW Prediction: 1 Benjamin (USA) 46.73; 2 Dos Santos (BRA) 46.75; 3 Warholm (NOR) 47.10

Excessive bounce

Defending champion: Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) 2.37m

Ones to look at

Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA) (2.30m)
The joint Olympic champion has been inconsistent this yr however gained world indoor bronze and jumped 2.30m in Ostrava.

Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) (2.30m)
The opposite joint Tokyo winner has gained the final two World Championships however has been quiet in 2022 apart from a 2.30m bounce in Doha in Might.

Woo Sang-Hyeok (KOR) (2.33m)
The world indoor champion has gained all his competitions in 2022 and been extremely constant across the 2.30m mark.

Rising Star: Jonathan Kapitolnik (ISR) (2.30m)
The world and European junior champion remains to be a young person and cleared 2.30m in Might, which could possibly be sufficient for a medal in Eugene.

AW Prediction: 1 Woo Sang-Hyeok (KOR) 2.37m; 2 Tamberi (ITA) 2.35m; 3 Barshim (QAT) 2.35m

Pole vault

Defending champion: Sam Kendricks (USA) 5.97m

Ones to look at

Mondo Duplantis (SWE) (6.20m)
The Olympic gold medallist jumped a world document 6.20m in profitable the world indoor title and produced a world out of doors greatest with 6.16m in Stockholm.

Chris Nilsen (USA) (6.00m)
Cleared a PB 5.97m in taking Olympic silver and has gone over six metres indoors and out in 2022, in addition to changing into US champion.

Rising Star: Pal Haugen Lillefosse (NOR) (5.86m)
The 2019 European under-20 champion will probably be competing in his first international out of doors championships and is in kind after setting one more Norwegian document of 5.86m in profitable his nationwide title.

AW Prediction: 1 Duplantis (SWE) 6.20; 2 Nilsen (USA) 6.00; 3 E Obiena (PHI) 5.90

Lengthy bounce

Defending champion: Tajay Gayle (JAM) 8.69m

Ones to look at 

Militiadis Tentoglou (GRE) (8.36m)
Adopted Olympic success with World Indoors gold because of an 8.55m leap. Received his first 5 out of doors competitions at a excessive stage to be a transparent favorite.

Tajay Gayle (JAM) (7.97m)
Produced a Jamaican document 8.69m when taking his world title in Doha however has appeared in modest kind in 2022 and was second within the Jamaican Championships.

Simon Ehammer (SUI) (8.45m)
The European under-23 champion and World Indoor heptathlon silver medallist produced the world lead with a 8.45m world document decathlon leap in Götzis.

Rising Star: Murali Sreeshankar (IND) (8.36m)
The world indoor seventh-placer set an Indian document 8.36m in April however misplaced the competition to his compatriot Jeswin Aldred Johnson’s wind-assisted 8.37m and both may medal.

AW prediction: 1 Tentoglou (GRE) 8.61; 2 Y Hashioka (JPN) 8.33; 3 S Ehammer (SUI) 8.31

Triple bounce

Defending champion: Christian Taylor (USA) 17.92m

Ones to look at

Pedro Pablo Pichardo (POR) (17.49m)
The four-time world silver medallist Indoors and out dominated the Olympics with a Portuguese document 17.98m. Has been constant in 2022, together with silver in Belgrade with out wanting in prime kind.

Andy Diaz (CUB) (17.68m)
Has appeared a medal shot this summer season with an early-season 17.64m world lead then a 17.65m second place in Paris earlier than leaping 17.68m within the Italian Championships.

Lazaro Martinez (CUB) (17.30m)
The previous world youth and junior champion took the World Indoor title and is in superb kind.

Rising Star: Jordan Diaz (ESP) (17.87m)
One other former Cuban who has additionally gained a world youth and junior title, improved his personal Spanish document.

AW Prediction: 1 J Diaz (ESP) 17.88m; 2 P Pichardo (POR) 17.65m; 3 L Martinez (CUB) 17.60m

Shot put

Defending champion: Joe Kovacs (USA) 22.91m

Ones to look at

Ryan Crouser (USA) (23.12m)
The double Olympic champion and world record-holder will probably be eager to win his first world title and with world out of doors leads of twenty-two.75m, 23.02m after which 23.12m within the US Championships he’s the person to beat.

Joe Kovacs (USA) (22.87m)
The double world champion is an excellent competitor and has been persistently throwing round 22 metres this yr, profitable in Ostrava and Rome.

Tom Walsh (NZL) (22.31m)
The previous world champion is one other fearless and constant competitor who will probably be firmly within the combine.

Rising Star: Darlan Romani (BRA) (21.77m)
The 31-year-old sprang a shock world indoor win forward of Crouser and will probably be eager to make up for narrowly lacking the rostrum in Doha.

AW Prediction: 1 Crouser (USA) 23.23; 2 Kovacs (USA) 22.76; 3 Walsh (NZL) 22.74

Discus

Defending champion: Daniel Stahl (SWE) 67.59m

Ones to look at

Daniel Stahl (SWE) (71.47m)
The world and Olympic champion has been dominating the occasion the previous couple of years and now has a prime 10 common of over 71m. Threw the world lead of 71.47m late in June.

Andrius Gudzius (LTU) (69.39m)
The European and former world champion remains to be able to mixing it with the perfect however might vie with teenager Mykolas Alekna as main Lithuanian.

Lukas Weisshaidinger (AUT) (69.11m)
A superb wager for third, having gained successive bronze medals within the Europeans, Worlds and Olympics, and threw an Austrian document 69.11m in Might.

Rising star: Kristjan Čeh (SLO) (71.27m)
The 2-time European under-23 champion has gone up a gear in 2022 and beat Stahl in Rabat and Rome, in addition to profitable in Birmingham.

AW Prediction: 1 Čeh (SLO) 70.25; 2 Stahl (SWE) 68.89; 3 M Alekna (LTU) 68.50

Hammer

Defending champion: Pawel Fajdek (POL) 80.50m

Ones to look at

Pawel Fajdek (POL) (80.56m)
Goes for a document fifth title and final misplaced a world hammer competitors 11 years in the past. Has been in stable 80m kind in 2022, with out his highest.

Wojciech Nowicki (POL) (81.58m)
The reigning Olympic and European champion is in search of his first world title. Up to now in 2022 he has produced 4 of his ten greatest ever marks, together with a world-leading 81.58m.

Eivind Henriksen (NOR) (80.17m)
The Tokyo runner-up has been under his Olympic kind this yr however can’t discounted.

Rising star: Benze Halasz (HUN) (79.86m)
He gained a controversial bronze medal in 2019 with issues regarding the measurement of his greatest throw – the bronze was additionally awarded to Nowicki, who threw half a metre much less.

AW Prediction: 1 Nowicki (POL) 82.45m; 2 P Fajdek (POL) 81.45m; 3 B Halasz (HUN)

Javelin

Defending champion: Anderson Peters (GRN) 86.89m

Ones to look at

Neeraj Chopra (IND) (89.94m)
The 2016 world junior and Commonwealth champion delighted India with Olympic gold and may simply have his greatest World Championships. Threw an Indian document of 89.94m in Stockholm.

Anderson Peters (GRN) (93.07m)
The shock 2019 world champion is the in-form thrower, reaching 93.07m to go fifth all-time.

Johannes Vetter (GER) (85.64m)
The 2017 world champion who has the second-longest throw in historical past (97.76m) was third in 2019 and got here a lowly ninth on the Olympics, regardless of being in nice kind. Has competed frivolously this yr.

Rising star: Oliver Helander (FIN) (89.83m)
Finland has an incredible custom on this occasion and their newest star defeated Chopra with a throw of 89.83m at Turku. He must show it wasn’t a one-off, although.

AW Prediction: 1 Peters (GRN) 91.55; 2 Chopra (IND) 90.25; 3 J Weber (GER) 89.45 

Decathlon

Defending champion: Niklas Kaul (GER) 8691

Ones to look at

Damian Warner (CAN) (8797)
Received the Olympics by nearly 300 factors with the fourth-best rating in historical past and in addition gained the world indoor title, in addition to Götzis, this yr. This will probably be his sixth try at world out of doors gold, having beforehand come 18th, third, second, fifth and third since 2011.

Kevin Mayer (FRA) (8726 in 2021)
The 2017 champion set his world document in 2018 and was silver medallist within the final two Olympics however hasn’t but proven prime kind in 2022.

Niklas Kaul (GER) (8303)
A shock winner on the age of 21 in Doha, the previous world youth and junior champion was solely fourth in his one accomplished decathlon in Götzis this yr.

Rising star: Garrett Scantling (USA) (8867)
Fourth in Tokyo, he gained the US Championships this yr in a world-leading 8867 to higher his PB by
220 factors and will probably be making his World Championships debut.

AW Prediction: 1 D Warner (CAN) 8995; 2 Ok Mayer (FRA) 8750; 3 A Moloney (AUS) 8685

20km race stroll

Defending champion: Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN) 1:26:34

Ones to look at

Massimo Stano (ITA) (1:20:30 in 2021)
Solely nineteenth and 14th within the earlier two World Championships, he was a shock Olympic champion and has appeared in fine condition in 2022.

Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN) (1:22:52)
The world champion was third within the Olympics and gained simply within the World race strolling workforce championships at Muscat in March.

Koki Ikeda (JPN) (1:18:53)
Sixth in Doha, he improved to second in Tokyo and has was a second to Yamanishi in Muscat this yr but additionally produced a 1:18:53 in Wajima which tops the rankings this yr of these eligible to compete.

Rising star: David Kelly (IRL) (1:19:44)
The European under-23 silver medallist was solely twenty ninth in Tokyo however appears to be like to have improved considerably, judging by a 3rd in a PB 1:19:44 in Podebrady.

AW Prediction: 1 Yamanishi (JPN) 1:18:23; 2 Ikeda (JPN) 1:19:02; 3 E Takahashi (JPN) 1:19:10

35km race stroll

2019 world 50km champion: Yusuke Suzuki (JPN) 4:04:20

Ones to look at

Dawid Tomala (POL) (2:37:22)
The Olympic 50km champion is but to win a 35km and he ranks 79th on the distance from his one try in 2022 however that doesn’t imply he can’t pull off one other enormous shock.

Perseus Karlstrom (SWE) (2:36:14)
The 2019 world bronze medallist at 20km was then ninth on the Olympics however confirmed he could possibly be a power at 35km because of a formidable win within the World Workforce Championships in Muscat.

Miguel Lopez (ESP) (2:27:53)
The 2015 world 20km champion and former European winner beat the 2018 European champion and Olympic fourth-placer Alvaro Martin on the Spanish Championships. 

Rising star: Masatora Kawano (JPN) (2:26:40)
Solely aged 23 he was sixth within the 50km at Tokyo and is prone to lead the Japanese problem with World 50km champion Yusuke Suzuki having not competed for properly over two years. Received the Japanese title in a world main 2:26:40.

AW Prediction: 1 Kawano (JPN) 2:25:45; 2 Stano (ITA) 2:26:10; 3 Karlstrom (SWE) 2:26:35

4x100m

Defending champions: USA 37.10

Ones to look at

Italy (37.50 in 2021)
Whereas they’re removed from a one-man workforce, with Marcell Jacobs not 100 per cent it’s unlikely that the shock Tokyo winners can strike gold once more, particularly as they haven’t competed as a quartet in 2022.

USA (38.46)
Snug winners in Doha, they failed to barter a loaded warmth in Tokyo however there isn’t any doubt they are going to simply have the quickest quartet on paper judging by the prime quality US Championships.

Canada (38.31)
With a powerful quartet anchored by 200m champion Andre De Grasse, they superior to second in Tokyo with GB’s drug-related disqualification and can once more be near the entrance.

Rising Stars: Germany (37.99)
They could be missing star names however Germany look to be the workforce on the up, having set a 37.99 world lead and German document  in June.

AW Prediction: 1 USA 37.25; 2 Jamaica 37.51; 3 GB & NI 37.55

4x400m

Defending champions: USA 2:55.70 

Ones to look at 

USA (2:58.53)
Except for London in 2017, once they have been shocked by Trinidad, it’s a must to go all the way in which again to 1991 to discover a males’s 4x400m last during which the USA didn’t cross the road first – albeit they’ve misplaced 4 of their 14 golds retrospectively.

Jamaica (2:58.76 in 2021)
The Doha runners up have been solely sixth in Tokyo however, with 11 males inside 46 seconds within the semi-finals at their nationwide championships, solely USA has higher depth.

Belgium (2:57.88 in 2021)
The European champions have been third in Doha, fourth in Tokyo and gained the world indoor title in March. Led by the resurgent Borlee brothers, they are going to once more be to the fore.

Rising Stars: Netherlands (2:57.18 in 2021)
Shock runners-up in Tokyo, they’ve by no means even competed within the World out of doors Championships at this occasion however they did win world indoor bronzes and have a stable quartet.

AW Prediction: 1 USA 2:55.22; 2 Dominican Republic 2:57.60; 3 Belgium 2:57.65

Blended relay

Defending champions: USA 3:09.34

Ones to look at

USA (3:10.22 in 2021)
Poor choice selections meant they completed solely third in Tokyo, however given their stage of expertise obtainable they absolutely gained’t make the identical mistake once more and the house workforce ought to comfortably defend their title.

Poland (3:09.87 in 2021)
Their combined quartet sprang a shock to win Olympic gold in Tokyo and look adequate to land one more relay medal.

Jamaica (3:11.76 in 2021)
They narrowly did not make the ultimate in Tokyo after ending second in Doha and have the power to return second in the event that they use their quickest runners.

Rising Star: Netherlands (3:10.36 in 2021)
If Femke Bol options runs within the combined relay, as she did in Tokyo, the place they have been fourth, they’re now stronger all through and can land a medal.  

AW Prediction: 1 USA 3:07.65; 2 Poland 3:08.23; 3 Netherlands 3:08.66

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