PICTURE OF THE DAY 3

THIS SPORT USED TO BE ON TV. Track and field, like boxing, horse racing and hockey has fallen from a spot of prominence as basketball, football and NASCAR now occupy the majority of the nation’s attention and media.

Here, runners clear the water hurdle during the 3000m steeplechase heats during day 1 of the USA Track and Field National Championships on June 25, 2009 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

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