A month from now, Track Town USA will officially be at the center of the track and field world.

The World Athletics Championships will be held in the U.S. for the first time in history.

Is Eugene ready the world's largest standalone track and field event, which will be broadcast to an audience across the globe?

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we speak with The Oregonian and OregonLive’s Jayati Ramakrishnan and Jeff Manning.

We talked about how Eugene businesses – and the city – are preparing for the championships, what types of crowds are expected, some of the events and athletes to watch and what we suggest visitors should do for fun in and around Eugene.

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