Olympic gold medalists Allyson Felix, Justin Gatlin, Tori Bowie, LaShawn Merritt, Brianna McNeal and Kerron Clement are among the stars not entered in this week’s USATF Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.
Christian Coleman, who took 100m silver at 2017 Worlds between Gatlin and Usain Bolt, and Olympic 400m hurdles champion Dalilah Muhammad will also miss the event.
Any athlete not on the current entered athletes list will not compete.
Big-name absences aren’t shocking this year given it is the only year in the four-year cycle without an Olympics or world championships to qualify for at nationals.