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The
USATF awarded the
2020 Olympic Trials in June of last year to Mt. SAC, located in suburban Los Angeles.
The decision, made by USATF's board of directors in an 11-2 vote, came after
Eugene had staged the trials successfully at Hayward Field in 2008, 2012 and 2016.
Eugene and Sacramento both submitted bids for 2020. In theory, the trials could go to one site or the other if the Mt. SAC renovation gets tied up in court and falls too far behind schedule.
The University of Oregon is expected to begin a complete razing and reconstruction of Hayward Field this summer to transform it into something UO Foundation president and CEO Paul Weinhold terms "spectacular."
The new Hayward Field is expected to cost more than $200 million, Money for the project has been privately raised, much of it reportedly contributed by Nike co-founder Phil Knight.
If the Hayward project begins this summer it is expected to be completed by April of 2020.
That might be just in time. (This photo was taken during the women's Steeplechase at the 2016 Olympic Trials in Eugene.)
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