FINALS

Men’s Discus
7:50 p.m.
U.S. entrant: Carl Brown (Los Angeles, Calif.)
THE SCOOP: Carl Brown won his first U.S. championship in 2003, and now he has put himself in the final of his first World Championships. Brown was ninth in qualifying and has the tools to make a strong showing in an extremely competitive event internationally. Brown knows how to show up for the big meets – he threw his personal best of 66.66m/218-8 at the U.S. championships. 

Men’s 400 meters
9:50 p.m.
U.S. entrants: Tyree Washington (San Diego, Calif.), Jerome Young (Fort Worth, Texas), Calvin Harrison (Salinas, Calf.)
THE SCOOP: Team USA was talking about a possible sweep of the 400 after Sunday’s semifinals, and they’ll try to make good on that talk today. Washington has the fastest time in the world this year (44.33) as well as the fastest time at the World Championships (44.60). Young and Harrison went 1-2 in their semifinal and have looked strong throughout the championships.

Decathlon Day 1 (100m, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400m)
10 a.m.
U.S. entrants: Tom Pappas (Knoxville, Ky.), Bryan Clay (Azusa, Calif.), Paul Terek (Livonia, Mich.)
THE SCOOP: Team USA fields its strongest decathlon team in years in Paris. Pappas is currently the #2 American of all time and #2 in the world so far this year (8,784). He is the 2003 World Indoor heptathlon and is looking for more heavy metal outdoors. Bryan Clay, like Pappas, broke his personal best (8,482) at the USA Championships, as did Paul Terek.

QUALIFYING ROUNDS

Women’s 200m 1st and 2nd rounds
1st round 10:45 a.m., 2nd round 8 p.m.
U.S. entrants: Kelli White (Union City, Calif.), Torri Edwards (Los Angeles, Calif.), Allyson Felix (Santa Clarita, Calif.)
THE SCOOP: A tremendous trio of California sprinters represents the United States. White and Edwards are instant favorites after going 1-2 in the 100 meters on Sunday; they also boast personal- and season-best times of 22.21 and 22.25, respectively. The 17-year-old Felix’s 2003 time of 22.11 on May 3 is faster than the world junior record and is the fastest time in the world this year. Together, the three women have the three fastest times in the world this year.

Women’s hammer throw qualifying
Noon
U.S. entrants: Melissa Price (Lincoln, Neb.), Anna Mahon (Orange, Conn.), Dawn Ellerbe (Columbia, S.C.) 
THE SCOOP: The U.S. team hopes to qualify three throwers for Thursday’s final round,  but the competition is very, very tough. Melissa Price is on a roll, having won her first U.S. title this year with a personal-best throw of 70.34m/230-9. Anna Mahon is the American record holder (72.01m/236-6) and the 2002 champion, while Ellerbe is a six-time U.S. champion. Mahon’s winning throw at USA Outdoors currently makes her the eighth-best thrower in the world in 2003.

Men’s 400m hurdles 1st round
6:15 p.m.
U.S. entrants: Eric Thomas (Houston, Texas), Bershawn Jackson (Raleigh, N.C.), Joey Woody (Cedar Falls, Iowa)
THE SCOOP: Three dangerous runners will start the trek toward the final Tuesday in the men’s 400m hurdles. U.S. champion Eric Thomas is a 2000 Olympian and knows how to compete on the world’s biggest stage. Jackson is a 20-year-old star who is the third-fastest man in the world so far this year with his time of 48.23, run July 19 in Madrid. Woody was sixth at the 1999 World Championships and like Thomas is a seasoned competitor.

Men’s pole vault qualifying
6:45 p.m.
U.S. entrants: Jeff Hartwig (Jonesboro, Ark.), Derek Miles (Jonesboro, Ark.), Tim Mack (Knoxville, Tenn.)
THE SCOOP: American record holder Hartwig had the best season of his career in 2002, being ranked #1 globally for the first time. The 35-year-old is looking for his first World Outdoor Championships medal here in Paris. Hartwig’s training partner, Derek Miles, is the 2003 U.S. indoor champion and was runner-up to Hartwig at USA Outdoors. Mack is the 2001 Goodwill Games champion and 2002 U.S. indoor champion. Between the three of them, the U.S. should have a strong opportunity in this event.

Women’s 100m hurdles semifinals
8:30 p.m.
U.S. entrants: Gail Devers (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Miesha McKelvy (San Diego, Calif.) Jenny Adams (Champaign, Ill.)
THE SCOOP: Devers, McKelvy and Adams looked very strong in Monday’s quarterfinal races. Barring a hurdle crash, all three should make the final.