Coffee With Larry, USA announces 139 member team for Budapest! Sydney McLaughlin Levrone vs Femke Bol on Sept 8 at Memorial Van Damme!

This is Coffee With Larry for Wednesday, August 9, 2023.

This is our almost daily podcasts on RunBlogRun, we discuss the challenges of the day in our sport of track and field.

Our topics of the day!

1. Talk about a “Clash of the Titans”, the Allianz Memorial Van Damme has Sydney McLaughlin Levrone and Femke Bol battling over the 400m hurdles for the first time since the World Champs in Eugene.

2. The Van Damme is one of my favorite meets, held in King Badouin stadium near Brussels; the Memorial Van Damme is held in honor of 1976 Olympic Montreal double silver medalist (800m/1500m) Ivo Van Damme, who was killed in an auto accident in Dec. 1976.

3. USATF released the list of their 139-member team for Budapest; you can read our post here: https://www.runblogrun.com/2023/08/usa-track-field-names-roster-of-139-athletes-for-budapest-23.html

4. Check out this piece by Deji Ogeyingbo on Sha’Carri Richardson, https://www.runblogrun.com/2023/07/reborn-shacarri-richardson-comes-back-from-the-brink-and-is-now-ready-to-become-the-world-champion.html

5. Faith Kipyegon, who will challenge her? Check out this piece! https://www.runblogrun.com/2023/08/who-can-really-challenge-faith-kipyegon-in-budapest.html

6. Sam Fariss sent us this piece on the women sprinters and middle-distance runners for Team USA going to Budapest: https://www.runblogrun.com/2023/08/the-female-runners-and-sprinters-of-team-usa.html

7. You will be able to watch the World Champs in Budapest on NBC, Peacock, and CNBC if you live in the former colonies.

8. You will be able to watch the World Champs in Budapest on BBC if you live across the pond.

9. In Europe, fans will watch WC on European Broadcasting in their local countries. In some countries, fans have to watch on selected paid cable networks.

10. The World Champs begins August 19, I can not wait!

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