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Aug 5, 2021 TOKYO As track and field unfolded at a dizzying pace this week, with fast times and a blizzard of broken world records, the United States seemed poised to present a new, youthful and charismatic gauntlet of stars to the world. At least, that is, at first. By Wednesday afternoon Athing Mu (19 years old, 800 meters) and Sydney McLaughlin (21, 400-meter hurdles) had dominated their respective fields en route to gold medals. Meanwhile, Rai Benjamin (24, 400-meter hurdles) snagged a silver with the second-best time ever posted in his event and Gabby Thomas (24, 200 meters) won bronze in a deep and speedy final. With Noah Lyles (24, 200 meters) and Grant Holloway (23, 110-meter hurdles), plus the men’s 4X100 relay team, favored for gold on either Wednesday or Thursday, a banner Olympics loomed on the near horizon. One that would highlight this new youth movement. “It’s cool to be part of this generation of athletes pushing the boundaries on what’s possible,” McL

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