Heptathlete Files Lawsuit Against USA Track & Field after Collapsing at Event

Elite women’s heptathlon competitor Taliyah Brooks has filed a lawsuit against USA Track & Field (USATF), the national governing body for the sport of track and field in the United States, after an incident on June 27, 2021, at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials when she collapsed and suffered heat-related injuries. Taliyah Brooks alleged that the USATF was liable because it held the heptathlon competition during the hottest part of the day on the hottest day in recorded history in Eugene, Or