The 24-year-old began her Olympics journey in Rio eight years ago and in Tokyo earned a gold medal in 400-meter hurdles and another in the 4x400 meters squad.

It was Gabby Thomas, Brittany Brown and McKenzie Long in that order who dominated the 200 meters to earn their spot at the Paris Games.

"I’m a bit of an introvert so I do get distracted and overwhelmed easily with lots of people, but hey, I think it’ll be fun,” she after the final on Saturday.

Lyles leads the pack so far in both speed and personality; the 26-year-old has seized the spotlight to share his love for anime by pulling out a growing suite of Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chase Jackson, a shot-putter known for wearing elaborate eye makeup on the field and sharing her love of anime with Lyles, placed first ahead of Saunders.

“It’s tough to see, especially for someone like Athing, who you know could win a gold medal,” 400-meter hurdler Rai Benjamin told NBC from the sideline Monday.

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