Sports Illustrated predicts 18 gold medals for USA Track and Field athletes at Paris Olympics 2024 ft. Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson

The Paris Olympics 2024 are just days away, and as part of its tradition, Sports Illustrated has released its predictions for all of 329 events that will be taking place over the next few weeks. Team USA leads the expected medal tally with a staggering 18 gold medals predicted for the track and field athletes.

SI believe that Noah Lyles will win the gold medals in both the 100m and 200m events. The men's USA 4x100m relay is also predicted to win gold, which would mark a historic Paris Olympics campaign for the 27-year-old. Joining him in the 100m gold category is Sha'Carri Richardson, who is also favored for gold in the 4x100m relay.

Gabby Thomas has been favored above Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson for the 200m gold, while US 400m champion Quincy Hall is a surprise pick for the one-lap event. Grant Halloway, who is among the favorites to win a medal for the USA, is predicted to win the 110m hurdles gold at the Paris Olympics 2024.

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A look at SI's 18 predicted gold medal events for the USA at the Paris Olympics

#Men's 100m

1. Noah Lyles
2. Kishane Thompson
3. Oblique Seville

#Men's 200m

1. Noah Lyles
2. Kenny Bednarek
3. Letsile Tebogo

#Men's 400m

1. Quincy Hall
2. Matthew Hudson-Smith
3. Christopher Morales-Williams

#Men's 110m hurdles

1. Grant Halloway
2. Freddie Crittenden
3. Daniel Roberts

#Men's 400m hurdles

1. Rai Benjamin
2. Karsten Warholm
3. Alison Dos Santos

#Men's 4x100m relay

1. USA
2. Jamaica
3. Italy

#Men's 4x400m

1. USA
2. France

#Men's Shot Put

1. Joe Kovacs
2. Ryan Crouser
3. Leonardo Fabbri

#Women's 100m

1. Sha'Carri Richardson
2. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
3. Julien Alfred

#Women's 200m

1. Gabby Thomas
2. Shericka Jackson
3. McKenzie Long

#Women's 100m hurdles

1. Masai Russell
2. Ackera Nugent
3. Danielle Williams

#Women's 400m hurdles

1. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
2. Femke Bol
3. Rushell Clayton

#Women’s 4x100m

1. USA
2. Jamaica
3. Great Britain

#Women's 4x400m relay

1. USA
2. Jamaica
3. Netherlands

#Women's Long Jump

1. Tara Davis-Woodhall
2. Malaika Mihambo
3. Plamena Mitkova

#Women's Shot Put

1. Chase Jackson
2. Sarah Mitton
3. Gong Lijiao

#Women's Discuss Throw

1. Valarie Allman
2. Feng Bin
3. Sandra Elkasevic

#Mixed 4x400m relay

1. USA
2. Great Britain
3. Netherlands

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Predictions for other highly anticipated track and field events at the Paris Olympics 2024

#Men's 800m

1. Djamel Sedjati
2. Marco Arop
3. Emmanuel Wanyonyi

#Men’s 1500m

1. Jakob Ingebrigtsen
2. Timothy Cheruiyot
3. Josh Kerr

#Men’s Marathon

1. Benson Kipruto
2. Sisay Lemma
3. Eliud Kipchoge

#Men's High Jump

1. Gianmarco Tamberi
2. Mutaz Barshim
3. JuVaughn Harrison

#Men’s pole vault

1. Mondo Duplantis
2. Chris Nilsen
3. EJ Obiena

#Women's 400m

1. Marileidy Paulino
2. Nickisha Pryce
3. Natalia Kaczmarek

#Women’s 800m

1. Keely Hodgkinson
2. Mary Moraa
3. Nia Akins

#Women’s 1500m

1. Faith Kipyegon
2. Diribe Welteji
3. Gudaf Tsegay

#Women’s Marathon

1. Tigst Assefa
2. Hellen Obiri
3. Peres Jepchirchir

#Women’s pole vault

1. Nina Kennedy
2. Katie Moon
3. Molly Caudery