NEW YORK CITY — Elite international track and field competition returns to the Big Apple as the World Athletics Continental Tour - Gold makes its ninth stop on Sunday, June 12, at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island. A star-studded lineup of Olympians and world champions will compete for prize money and valuable World Athletics rankings points in more than a dozen events, with an emphasis on the sprints and hurdles. The world record holder and Olympic champion in the women’s 400m hurdles, Sydney McLaughlin will do an unusual double as she runs the 100m hurdles and the flat 400m. McLaughlin has a best of 12.65 in the short hurdles and has clocked 50.07 in the one-lapper without barriers. She will face Tokyo hurdle Olympians Gabbi Cunningham and Christina Clemons as well as this year’s second-fastest American, Alaysha Johnson. Among McLaughlin’s top competitors in the 400m are Tokyo 4x400m relay gold medal teammates Lynna Irby, Kaylin Whitney and Kendall Ellis. Kyra Jefferson, better known previously as a 200m runner, will also contend. Reigning men’s 200m world champion Noah Lyles, the bronze medalist at Tokyo last summer, headlines a field that includes Trinidad’s Jereem Richards, this year’s World Indoor champion in the 400m. In the men’s 100m, reigning world champion Christian Coleman goes up against Marvin Bracy, and the duo finished second and third in the World Indoor 60m in March. One of the most intriguing matchups comes in the men’s 110m hurdles, which may provide a preview of what’s to come in July at the World Championships in Eugene. Olympic silver medalist Grant Holloway came within .01 of the world record last year and he will be pushed by Devon Allen, who was fourth at Tokyo and has won four of his five outings this season. A who’s who of NACAC area women’s shot putters will be led by Tokyo silver medalist Raven Saunders and current U.S. leader Chase Ealey. Saunders’ Olympic teammate, Jessica Ramsey, and Jamaica’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd, the 2019 World Championships silver medalist, are both capable of big throws. Olympic 200m bronze medalist Gabby Thomas will try the sprint double and has the fastest time by an American this year in the 200m at 21.98, which she ran to claim the Doha Diamond League win. She has also run a windy 10.80 in the 100m and will need every bit of that top-end speed going against Sha’Carri Richardson, last year’s fastest American at 10.72. Olympic seventh-place finisher Teahna Daniels is always a threat, as is last year’s NCAA 100m/200m champion, Cambrea Sturgis, and Tokyo 4x200m relay silver medalist Aleia Hobbs. World indoor champion and former American record holder Ajee’ Wilson is the top entrant in the women’s 800m, but she must watch out for Allie Wilson, Sage Hurta and Olivia Baker, all of whom have dipped under 2:00 this year. Tokyo teammates Bryce Hoppel and Isaiah Jewett line up against a loaded field in the men’s 800m. Hoppel was the World Indoors bronze medalist in March and finished fourth at the 2019 World Championships in Doha. Among the challengers are 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Clayton Murphy, Mexico’s Tonatiu Lopez, a 1:43.44 performer in 2021, and 2019 World Championships fifth-place finisher Wesley Vazquez of Puerto Rico. Diamond League champion Michael Cherry has already clocked 44.28 in the men’s 400m this season and is favored in his specialty, while Olympic semifinalist Dave Kendziera faces Trials fourth-placer Aldrich Bailey, Quincy Hall and Amere Lattin in the men’s 400m hurdles. Four-time Olympic and World Championships silver medalist Will Claye, who was fourth at this year’s World Indoors, meets the man who finished one spot ahead of him in Belgrade to claim the bronze, Donald Scott. Claye has won seven U.S. titles and was just out of the medals at Tokyo, and Scott has won six U.S. titles and was seventh at Tokyo. Panama’s Gianna Woodruff was seventh in the women’s 400m hurdles at Tokyo and offers the toughest challenge for Cassandra Tate, twice a World Championships finalist and the bronze medalist in 2015. Watch live on NBC from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET. Join the conversation with USATF on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook using the hashtag #USATF.