Track and Field is one of the most diverse events to be celebrated at the Olympics and shows some of the most amazing athletic abilities of runners throughout the world, and the 2016 games are going to have so many people from around the world to keep an eye on.

Here are the 10 runners to keep an eye on during the Track and Field Events:

Devon Allen  

Team: USA
Events: Men's 110m hurdles
Previous Olympic Medals & Honors: None
Why You Should Watch Him: Not only is he a rising star in track and field, but he's also a Wide Receiver for the Oregon Ducks Football Team.

Usain Bolt

Team: Jamaica
Events: Men's 4 x 100m relay, Men's 200m, Men's 100m
Previous Olympic Medals & Honors: Three-time Gold Medalist at the 2008 Olympics in Bejing, China and 2012 Olympics in London, England
Why You Should Watch Him: He's considered the fastest runner in the world, and if he can repeat the same performances he had at the last two Summer Games, he'll officially have the third highest number of medals held by a male athlete in Track and Field events.

Genzebe Dibaba

Team: Ethiopia
Events: Women's 1500m
Previous Olympic Medals & Honors: None
Why You Should Watch Her: She set a world record for the 1,500m last year with an impressive 3:50.07

Ashton Eaton

Team: USA
Events: Men's Decathalon
Previous Olympic Medals & Honors: Gold Medal at the 2012 Olympics in London
Why You Should Watch Him: Winning gold four years ago hasn't deterred him from continuing to try and improve, having never lost a competition since and even breaking his own world record

Mo Farah 

Team: Great Britain
Events: Men's 10,000m, Men's 5,000m
Previous Olympic Medals & Honors: 6th place in heats of the 5,000m in Beijing in 2008; Double golds in 5,000 and 10,000 in London
Why You Should Watch Him: He hasn't slowed down much since winning four years ago, and he's also known for several philanthropic efforts

Allyson Felix

Team: USA
Events: Women's 200m, Women's 400m, Women's 4 x 400 relay
Previous Olympic Medals & Honors: Silver Medal in 200m in Athens in 2004 and in Beijing in 2008, Gold Medals in 4 x 400m relay in Beijing and London, Gold in 200m and 4 x 100m relay in London
Why You Should Watch Her: Even an ankle injury isn't expected to keep her from placing and being a top contender in her fourth showing at the Olympics

Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce 

Team: Jamaica
Events: Women's 100m, Women's 4 x 100m relay
Previous Olympic Medals & Honors: Gold medals in the 100m in both Beijing and London, Silver medals in both the 200m and 4 x 100m relay in London
Why You Should Watch Her: She's a force to be reckoned with despite only standing at 5' tall

Justin Gatlin

Team: USA
Events: Men's 4 x 100m relay, Men's 200m, Men's 100m
Previous Olympic Medals & Honors: Gold medal in the 100m in Athens, Silver in the 4 x 100m relay in Athens, Bronze in the 200m in Athens, Bronze in the 100m in London
Why You Should Watch Him: He has the best chance out of anyone of beating Usain Bolt, with the two fastest times in the world, and who only lost to Bolt in last year's World Championships by a hundredth of a second

LaShawn Merritt

Team: USA
Events: Men's 200m, Men's 400m, Men's 4 x 400m relay
Previous Olympic Medals & Honors: Gold in both the 400m and 4 x 400m relay in Beijing
Why You Should Watch Him: This is his first showing in the Olympics following an injury which sidelined him from the competition in 2012

Galen Rupp

Team: USA
Events: Men's 10,000m and Men's Marathon
Previous Olympic Medals & Honors: 13th in the 10,000m in Beijing, 7th in the 5,000m in London, Silver Medal in the 10,000m in London
Why You Should Watch Him: He has a good chance of bringing USA a gold medal in the Marathon event

 

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