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Kendall Ellis rides porta potty mishap to a deal with a toilet paper company, and a trip to Olympics
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FILE - Kendall Ellis arrives for a heat women's 400-meter run during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials, June 21, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. - photo by AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The summer has been flush with opportunities for American 400-meter champion Kendall Ellis. Track fans might remember Ellis as the runner who found herself stuck in a porta potty at the U.S. track trials, in a semi-panic as she banged on the door for 10 minutes trying to grab someone's attention, worried that her Olympic hopes were swirling away. Help finally arrived.