The U.S. Paralympic Track and Field Trials, which begin Thursday in Miramar, Florida, will determine which athletes will compete in Paris.
A country can qualify a maximum of three competitors per individual event while without exceeding the total roster limit. According to US Paralympics Track & Field, the squad will consist of 54 participants.
All five reigning world champions from the United States will compete in the trials: Jaydin Blackwell (men’s T38 100m, 400m), Mikey Brannigan (men’s T20 1500m), Roderick Townsend (men’s T47 high jump), David Blair (men’s F64 discus), and Noelle Malkamaki (women’s F46 shot put).
Blackwell, a 20-year-old from the Detroit suburbs, might attempt to become the first American to win 100m and 400m gold medals in any category Raymond Martin won the 100m, 200m, 400m, and 800m in T52 at the 2012 Paralympics.
Seven Americans who won individual Tokyo Paralympic gold medals are also competing: Jeremy Campbell (men’s F64 discus), Breanna Clark (women’s T20 400m), Sam Grewe (men’s T63 high jump), Nick Mayhugh (men’s T38 100m, 400m, long jump), Daniel Romanchuk (men’s T54 100m, 400m, and 800m), Susannah Scaroni (women’s T54 400m, 800m, 1500m), and Townsend (high jump and long jump).
Romanchuk and Scaroni have already made the marathon team. Tatyana McFadden, a 20-time Paralympic medalist, is also competing in track and field trials for the T54 100m, 400m and 800m.
The Paris Paralympics begin August 28.
2024 U.S. Paralympic Track and Field Trials Broadcast Schedule
| Day | Time (ET) | Platform |
| Thursday | 4:30 p.m. | Peacock |
| Friday | 8 a.m. | Peacock |
| 4:30 p.m. | Peacock | |
| Saturday | 9 a.m. | Peacock |
| 3 p.m. | CNBC, Peacock | |
| Sunday | 1 p.m.* | CNBC, Peacock |
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