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Sha'Carri and Melissa to Settle Rivalry

Publication by EssentiallySports | August 06, 2026 | Edition #660 |
Hey Athletic Fans,
While we didn’t see Sha’Carri and Melissa compete against each other at the US Championships, the time has finally come. But this time, they will face off in a race alongside 3 Olympic Champions.
On the other side, Gabby Thomas is taking her time off social media due to online haters. All this and more in this Essentially Athletics edition.

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Marileidy Paulino stormed through a rain-filled arena to defend her 400m title at CAC Games in Santo Domingo, putting on a powerful 48.94s on the clock. Watch below 👇

Noah Lyles was the last 100m champion for Team USA in 2016. Given the depth of the team, this is one of the shocking stats from the past decade of U20 world championships. But this year, especially in Eugene, we have the US captain Tate Taylor, who beat Olympic medalists including Letsile Tebogo.
Watch Tate Taylor’s semi-final win here.
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