Noah talks with Craig Masback (MASS-back), who's covering the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Atlanta for NBC Sports. Yesterday, the women's five-thousand meter event was held, with familiar figures such as Mary Decker Slaney competing. Masback thinks Slaney has a chance at a medal this year; she's good in slower races, and the Georgia heat may be to her advantage. Carl Lewis is going for his fourth gold in the long jump, and we'll hear about a twenty-nine year old Native American javelin thrower from Montana, who earned a spot on the Olympic team on his first throw.
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