NBC Sports, NBC Sports Gold and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA combine to air daily live coverage of the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships from Thursday through Sunday in Des Moines, Iowa.
Athletes will compete for national titles and spots on the team for the first Athletics World Cup in London next month. More details on Athletics World Cup qualifying here.
While veteran Olympic champions will miss the event, a new generation of sprinters headlines the entry lists. A full competition schedule is here.
Noah Lyles and Michael Norman, who were fourth and fifth in the 2016 Olympic Trials 200m as 18-year-olds, have been the most impressive U.S. male sprinters this season and go head-to-head for the first time in two years.
Sydney McLaughlin, who reached the Rio Olympic 400m hurdles semifinals as a 17-year-old, is entered in the 400m.
Olympic and world champions also scatter the distance races and field events, including Matthew Centrowitz and Jenny Simpson (1500m), Emma Coburn (3000m steeplechase), Christian Taylor (Olympic triple jump champ also entered in the 400m), Tianna Bartoletta and Jeff Henderson (long jump), Jenn Suhr (pole vault) and Michelle Carter and Ryan Crouser (shot put).
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USATF Outdoors: TV Schedule | Entries | Women’s Preview | Men’s Preview
| Day | Time (ET) | Network | Key Events |
| Thursday | 2-11 p.m. | NBC Sports Gold | 100m first round, 10,000m finals |
| Friday | 12:30-11 p.m. | NBC Sports Gold | 100m finals, 400m semifinals |
| 6-9 p.m. | Olympic Channel | ||
| 11 p.m.-1 a.m. | NBCSN, Gold | ||
| Saturday | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | NBC Sports Gold | Finals: 400m, 1500m, 100m hurdles |
| 4-6 p.m. | NBC, Gold | ||
| Sunday | 12:30-6 p.m. | NBC Sports Gold | Finals: 200m, 5000m, 110m hurdles |
| 4-6 p.m. | NBC, Gold |