The 2004 200m Olympicchampion and silver medallist in Beijing Shawn Crawford and 100m star Carmelita Jeter will be competing for Team USA, captained by reigning world indoor champion hurdler Lolo Jones.
And that's true even if everyone knows you're the fastest man in the world, if you're the reigning Olympicchampion, if you hold the world record - nothing gets you a free pass to Beijing.