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Just 24 hours away from the start of the 2022 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field! First event on the track -> Men’s 800m (4:00 P.M PST) First off, Donavan Brazier of Union Athletics Club has the bye in the 800m as the defending world champion from Doha 2019, which simply means as long as he competes in Eugene, regardless of his finish, he will be on the Worlds team. This bye is a life saver for the American record holder, who has been battling a case of bursitis in his right foot and is nowhere close to 100% fitness at this moment in time. That leaves 3 more spots for Worlds 👀 In 2022, the 800m hasn’t been as strong as usual on the national level. No American has managed to break 1:45 so far this year and the quickest time from a US runner on the world list is 1:45.07, from Bryce Hoppel which is the 33rd best time in the world. Bryce Hoppel, who has made both the 2019 World Championship & 2021 Olympic squads for the US sits as an early favorite coming in tom...

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