USA Track and Field announced the schedule of events for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. The meet will take place in Eugene, Ore. from July 1-10.
The top three finishers in each individual event will qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympics, provided they have achieved the qualifying standard.
The schedule suits Allyson Felix, who could go for a Michael Johnson-like 200m-400m double in Rio. After the women’s 400m final on July 3, she would be able to rest until the first round of the women’s 200m on July 8.
Ashton Eaton, the 2015 male IAAF Athlete of the Year, set the decathlon world record at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. He then broke his own world record at the 2015 world championships. The decathlon competition will take place July 2-3.
The men’s shot put on July 1 will be the first event at the meet to qualify Olympians for the Rio Games. But the first USATF athletes will qualify to go to Rio at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles.
Four event finals are scheduled to take place on the Fourth of July. The last event final of the day will take place at 5:51 p.m. PT. Then the athletes will have a rest day on July 5, and the hammer throw will be the only event contested on July 6.
Here’s the schedule of event finals for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, along with the event winners* from the 2015 USA Track and Field Championships:
| Date | Event Final | 2015 Winner |
| Friday, July 1 | Men’s Shot Put | Joe Kovacs |
| Friday, July 1 | Men’s 10,000m | Galen Rupp |
| Saturday, July 2 | Women’s Discus Throw | Gia Lewis-Smallwood |
| Saturday, July 2 | Women’s 10,000m | Molly Huddle |
| Saturday, July 2 | Women’s Long Jump | Tianna Bartoletta |
| Sunday, July 3 | Women’s High Jump | Chaunte Lowe |
| Sunday, July 3 | Men’s Long Jump | Marquis Dendy |
| Sunday, July 3 | Women’s 400m | Allyson Felix |
| Sunday, July 3 | Men’s 400m | David Verburg |
| Sunday, July 3 | Women’s 100m | Tori Bowie |
| Sunday, July 3 | Men’s 100m | Tyson Gay |
| Monday, July 4 | Men’s Pole Vault | Sam Kendricks |
| Monday, July 4 | Men’s Javelin Throw | Sean Furey |
| Monday, July 4 | Women’s 800m | Alysia Montano |
| Monday, July 4 | Men’s 800m | Nick Symmonds |
| Wednesday, July 6 | Men’s Hammer Throw | Kibwe Johnson |
| Wednesday, July 6 | Women’s Hammer Throw | Amber Campbell |
| Thursday, July 7 | Women’s Shot Put | Michelle Carter |
| Thursday, July 7 | Women’s Triple Jump | Christina Epps |
| Thursday, July 7 | Women’s 3000m Steeplechase | Emma Coburn |
| Friday, July 8 | Men’s Discus Throw | Jared Schuurmans |
| Friday, July 8 | Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | Evan Jager |
| Friday, July 8 | Women’s 100m Hurdles | Dawn Harper-Nelson |
| Saturday, July 9 | Women’s Javelin Throw | Kara Winger |
| Saturday, July 9 | Men’s Triple Jump | Omar Craddock |
| Saturday, July 9 | Men’s 5,000m | Ryan Hill |
| Saturday, July 9 | Men’s 200m | Justin Gatlin |
| Saturday, July 9 | Men’s 110m Hurdles | David Oliver |
| Sunday, July 10 | Women’s Pole Vault | Jenn Suhr |
| Sunday, July 10 | Men’s High Jump | Erik Kynard |
| Sunday, July 10 | Women’s 1500m | Jenny Simpson |
| Sunday, July 10 | Men’s 1500m | Matt Centrowitz |
| Sunday, July 10 | Women’s 400m Hurdles | Shamier Little |
| Sunday, July 10 | Women’s 5,000m | Nicole Tully |
| Sunday, July 10 | Men’s 400m Hurdles | Bershawn Jackson |
| Sunday, July 10 | Women’s 200m | Jenna Prandini |
*NOTE: Byes to the 2015 world championships were awarded to 2013 world champions and 2014 Diamond League event winners