Just did it: Nike’s home playing host to world’s greatest athletes

The Olympics will never make it to Eugene but their 100-year journey to today will have been worthwhile in its own Oregon way.

Field of dreams: Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon. A general view of the venue for the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Hayward Field

I was surprised to learn this week that the United States had never hosted the World Athletics Championships before this year and today when it lands in Eugene, Oregon.

The 18th running of the biannual meet was delayed by a year because of last summer's Tokyo Olympics but now the postponement seems to be some sort of meant-to-be happenstance.