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AUSTIN, Texas – Today marks the start of the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London, and Longhorns will lead both the men and women of Team USA. Athletes for Team USA voted on team captains prior to the start of the meet with Michelle Carter and Trey Hardee chosen to lead their teams.

Carter went to Instagram to thank her teammates for their support.

"I am so honored to be #TeamUSA Team Captain with @treyhardee. #HookEm Thank you to all of my teammates! I can't wait to see all the great things we will do!"

I am so honored to be #TeamUSA Team Captain with @treyhardee ????#Hookem Thank you to all of my teammates! I can't wait to see all the great things we will do! TeamUSA AllDay EveryDay ShotDiva MichelleCarter YouThrowGirl A post shared by Michelle Carter (@shotdiva) on Aug 3, 2017 at 2:59pm PDT

Hardee also posted his thanks on Instagram: "HONORED to have been voted by our teammates as a Team Captain for @usatf with @shotdiva!!! #hookem"

HONORED to have been voted by our teammates as a Team Captains for @usatf with @shotdiva!!! #hookem A post shared by trey hardee (@treyhardee) on Aug 4, 2017 at 12:14am PDT

Both are competing at the fifth world championship and have a long history of success at major international competition.

Hardee winning gold in the decathlon at the 2009 and 2011 World Championships. He also claimed silver at the 2012 Olympic Games. Hardee returns to the same stadium he won that silver medal when the decathlon starts next week.

Carter won gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in the shot put, becoming the first American woman to win the event. She also won bronze at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing and won gold at the 2016 World Indoor Championships.

Carter has been a leader for Team USA in the past, being elected to serve as a team captain at the Olympics last summer. Some athletes voiced their opinion on who they wanted their captain to be on social media, including hurdler Nia Ali, who tweeted, "USATF sent an email to cast votes for team captain when they KNOW we gon' choose Michelle!! No debate."

Texas Head Coach Mario Sategna is in London as the men's head coach for Team USA. He said it is an honor and a testament to the character of both Carter and Hardee to receive an honor like this.

"What a special honor for Michelle and Trey to be team captains together for Team USA," Sategna said. "They both have had such great careers and they have represented themselves, their country and The University of Texas with pride and grace the entire way. I couldn't be more proud to head into this world championship meet with Longhorns leading the way for us as team captains."

Usatf sent an email to cast votes for team captain when they KNOW we gon' choose Michelle!! No debate — Nia Ali (@ItsPooda) July 31, 2017