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SACRAMENTO, Calif.--With a sold-out stadium (23,000 plus), loud crowd support, good weather and great competition, the 2000 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials continue at the California State University, Sacramento campus. The event determines the U.S. men's and women's track & field teams for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, and features eight days of competition over a 10-day span from July 14-23.

There are three distance finals remaining: the Men's 3000 Meter Steeplechase on Thursday night, July 20 and the Men's and Women's 5000 Meters on Friday night, July 21.

For more information on the Trials, including schedule, results, ticket information, athlete declarations and athlete biographies, visit the USATF website: http://www.usatf.org

Runner's World on-line also will have extensive coverage of the Trials at: http://www.runnersworld.com/road2sydney/outdoors/home.html  

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Special thanks to 
Ryan Lamppa, Running USA Media Coordinator for providing us this press release.
USATF Road Running Information Center
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