Justin Gatlin, LaShawn Merritt add 200m race to their Rio itineraries

ByABC News
July 9, 2016, 11:40 PM

— -- The men's 200-meter U.S. team will have some familiar names at next month's Rio Olympics, as Justin Gatlin, LaShawn Merritt and Ameer Webb finished 1-2-3 in Saturday's final at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials.

Gatlin, who finished in 19.75 seconds, will also race in the 100-meter final. Merritt (19.79) locked up the second half of his double after winning the 400 final earlier in the week.

Gatlin is considered the top challenger to Usain Bolt in both the 100 and 200, though Merritt is also in the mix. The 400-meter specialist ran the year's best time at 200 meters in Friday's semifinals.

The Olympics will have to wait for 18-year-old high school standouts Michael Norman and Noah Lyles, who both made waves by reaching the 200 final in Eugene but did not make the cut.

Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.