{"id":3793,"date":"2022-07-25T10:53:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T14:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/?p=3793"},"modified":"2022-07-27T08:43:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T12:43:35","slug":"the-united-states-went-off-at-the-world-athletics-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/the-united-states-went-off-at-the-world-athletics-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"The United States Went Off At the World Athletics Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Track and field is, arguably, the most exciting yet vastly underappreciated sport in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All you needed to do was watch the World Championships over the last week to recognize that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who tuned in every day to check out some of the greatest athletes in the world, you were not disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Especially if you are from the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the span of nine days, the U.S. dominated the field, taking home 33 total medals (13 gold, 9 silver and 11 bronze).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a record-breaking event for Team USA, something that captivated the audience both at Hayward Field in Oregon and across the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Men’s Team<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the 100m, Fred Kerley, Marvin Bracy and Trayvon Bromell swept the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 200m, Noah Lyles, Kenny Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton swept the podium and Lyles set a new American record of 19.31, besting Michael Johnson’s 19.32.<\/p>

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