Thursday at Hayward: U.S. men and Jamaican women go for second sprint sweep

One of the most memorable moments of the World Athletics Championships meet thus far is the U.S. medal sweep in Saturday night's men’s 100 meters.

Can the Americans do it again in the 200 finale on Thursday?

An entirely different trio of U.S. sprinters qualified for the 200, but they're equally as talented as their 100-meter counterparts.

Noah Lyles is the reigning world champ and Olympic bronze medalist. Kenny Bednarek won silver in Tokyo. Teen sensation Erriyon Knighton, who graduated from high school in May, has recorded a world-leading 19.49 this season.

Also keep an eye on two-time NCAA champ from Florida, Joseph Fahnbulleh, who was an 2020 Olympian for Liberia.

“There is a lot of fans in the stands who want to see the people run fast,” Knighton said after his semifinal Tuesday.

Like the American men, Jamaicans Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson and Elaine Thompson-Herah went 1-2-3 in the women’s 100 finale. Those three will attempt to sweep the 200 medals as well Thursday night.

However, the woman with the second-fastest time in the world this season is U.S. champ Abby Steiner, who recently turned pro after a standout career at Kentucky that included the 2022 NCAA title.

Other highlights on Thursday

Women’s 800 prelims, 5:10 p.m. — Raevyn Rogers, whose likeness is on the Hayward Field tower, will run for the first time this week. The former Oregon star and member of the Portland-based Union Athletics Club, won a silver medal at the 2019 world championships in Doha and was a bronze medalist in the 2020 Summer Games.

Men’s 5,000 semifinals, 6:10 p.m. — U.S. champion Grant Fisher, who finished fourth in the 10,000 final Sunday, returns to the track with his Bowerman Track Club training partners Woody Kincaid — the  U.S. runner-up — and Canadian Moh Ahmed, who won Olympic silver in Tokyo. Fisher and Kincaid were also Olympic finalists last summer, with Fisher finishing ninth and Kincaid 14th.

Men’s triple jump qualification, 6:20 p.m. — Oregon sophomore Emmanuel Ihemeje is a three-time NCAA champion who is competing in his second global championship meet for Italy. He also was on the 2020 Olympic team.

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How to watch Thursday

TV: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., USA Network

Other ways to watch: All televised coverage will be simul-streamed via NBCSports.com/live and the NBC Sports app, with programming with Peacock Premium. For a complete sched

This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: World Athletics Championships: What to watch Thursday, July 21