Track stars look to 2024 Olympics

It is the peak time for college basketball fans with March Madness about to explode the rest of the month. But there are other athletes who are looking beyond March to July. The biggest names among them are Noah Lyles and Sha’ Carri Richardson. They are the big stars on the United States Olympic track and field team. They have a shot at global fame if they can solidify their claims to supremacy as the world’s fastest men and women sprinters. Last weekend’s World Indoor Championships were mostly a triumph for the US. Team USA won 20 medals, six of them gold and three went to first time winners.& But Lyles lost in the 60 meter finals to his main rival Christian Coleman. Coleman has now won three straight 60 meter gold medals, and their anticipated clash in Paris will be closely watched.& Richardson wasn’t racing in Glasgow, but was still making headlines last week as her time in the 100 meters was declared faster than that of world football star Kylian Mbappe. BBC Sport clocked Mbappe at 10.9.in the 100, while Richardson’s top time is 10.65. She is among the nominees for this year’s Laureus Sports Awards. Unfortunately Richardson...