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Friday, 09 May 2008 Tyson Gay, Usain Bolt set for New York showdown
Usain Bolt en route to his dazzling 9.76 in Kingston (Getty Images)
relnews New York - American sprint star Tyson Gay, the reigning 100m World champion, and Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, who last weekend stunned the sports world when he ran the second-fastest 100m in history, will meet at 100 metres at the Reebok Grand Prix on 21 May, organizers announced today.
Gay, who in 2007 became only the second man in history to win World Championship gold medals at 100m, 200m and the 4x100m relay, last year scorched the Icahn Stadium track in New York when he won in 9.76 seconds, which would have broken the World record at the time had it not been for a tailwind (2.2) barely over the legal limit.
After his triumph in Osaka, the 25-year-old Gay was named the IAAF Male Athlete of the Year, USOC Sportsman of the Year, Track & Field News Magazine Man of the Year and winner of the Jesse Owens Award.
Bolt, the 21-year-old Jamaican who took the 200m and 4x100m World Championship silver medals behind Gay in Osaka, is the 2002 World Junior champion at 200m and holds the World Junior Record of 19.93 seconds for the distance.
At the Jamaica International Invitational on 3 May, Bolt blazed to a 100m victory in 9.76 seconds, the second-fastest time in history behind only countryman Asafa Powell’s 9.74, which Powell set late last summer.
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Tyson Gay, Usain Bolt to meet at 100m
May 8, 2008
NEW YORK, NY (May 8, 2008) - American sprint star Tyson Gay, the reigning 100-meter World Champion, and Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, who last weekend stunned the sports world when he ran the second-fastest 100-meter dash in history, will meet at 100 meters at the Reebok Grand Prix on May 31, organizers announced today.
The Reebok Grand Prix will begin at 5 p.m. on May 31, at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island. On the heels of a sell-out last year, 1,500 bleacher seats have been added on the backstretch to accommodate the expected demand in this Olympic year.
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First HS relay teams qualify for Reebok Grand Prix
April 23, 2008
NEW YORK, NY (April 23) – Eight New York-area teams automatically qualified last weekend to compete in the high-school relays at the Reebok Grand Prix on May 31, organizers announced today. All finished either first or second at the New York Relays, held at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island.
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Liu Xiang, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Lauryn Williams set for Reebok Grand Prix
April 14, 2008
NEW YORK, NY (April 14) - Chinese megastar Liu Xiang and world-champion sprinters Veronica Campbell-Brown and Lauryn Williams - whose photo finish at 100 meters provided one of the most-dramatic moments of the 2007 World Championships - will be among the headliners at the Reebok Grand Prix on May 31, organizers announced today. On the heels of a sell-out last year, 1,500 seats are being added to Icahn Stadium to meet the expected demand in this Olympic year.
Among them, the three athletes won 11 medals at the 2004 Olympics and 2007 World Championships - six of them gold - and head toward Beijing among the top stars in the sport.
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Will history be made again this year? Be here on May 31 to find out
March 28, 2008
NEW YORK (March 28) – The weather was hot but not as hot as the sizzling competition at last year’s Reebok Grand Prix, where a capacity crowd packed Icahn Stadium to witness an American Record, three All-Comer’s Records and one of the fastest 100-meter dashes in history. If you’re ready for more of the same this year, the fourth-annual Reebok Grand Prix is set for 5 p.m. on May 31. Tickets are on sale now by phone now at 1-877-TIX-TRAC, and will be available on-line here soon.
In its first year as an IAAF Grand Prix event, the Reebok Grand Prix earned its new designation as one of the top two outdoor meets in the US with ease, showcasing its international flavor in the stands and on the track with outstanding – even historic – performances by American pole vaulter Jenn Stuczynski, Chinese hurdling sensation Liu Xiang; Ethiopian distance star Tariku Bekele; Jamaican sprint queen Veronica Campbell and the hottest sprinter on the planet, Tyson Gay.
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HS Relay qualifying events set for Reebok Grand Prix
March 14, 2008
NEW YORK (March 14, 2008) – The New York Relays and St. Anthony’s Invitational will serve as automatic qualifiers for the popular high school relays at the Reebok Grand Prix, organizers announced today.
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Sell-out crowd dazzled by some of best track and field ever seen in US
June 2, 2007
NEW YORK (June 2) – The weather was hot but not as hot as the sizzling competition at the third-annual Reebok Grand Prix tonight, where a capacity crowd packed Icahn Stadium to witness an American Record, three All-Comer’s Records, 10 meet records and one of the fastest 100-meter dashes in history.
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Centrowitz, Knight set for Reebok Grand Prix on June 2
May 30, 2007
NEW YORK CITY (May 30) – Two of the brightest high school stars in the country are set to compete in the elite open division of the Reebok Grand Prix on June 2, organizers announced today. Matthew Centrowitz, a senior at Broadneck High School in Annapolis, Md., will run the Mile, while Bianca Knight, a senior at Ridgeland High School in Ridgeland, Miss., will compete at 200 meters.
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Lagat, Mottram, Dibaba set for Reebok Grand Prix
May 24, 2007
NEW YORK CITY (May 24) – Two-time Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat and Craig Mottram, the World Championship bronze medalist at 5000 meters, will face each other in the Mile at the Reebok Grand Prix on June 2, organizers announced today.
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New US Record-holder coming to Reebok Grand Prix
May 22, 2007
NEW YORK CITY (May 22) – Jenn Stuczynski, who on Sunday ended the 11-year reign of Stacy Dragila as American Record-holder in the pole vault, will compete at the Reebok Grand Prix on June 2, organizers announced today. Among her rivals in New York will be Dragila, on the comeback trail after missing last season with an injury.
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Jamaican stars to shine at Reebok Grand Prix on June 2
May 11, 2007
NEW YORK CITY (May 11) – More than a dozen top stars of Jamaican track and field, led by sprint queen Veronica Campbell, are set to compete at the Reebok Grand Prix in NYC on June 2, and as always they look forward to the support of their devoted New York-area fans. The event, which for Jamaicans is fast becoming a must-see event right along with the Penn Relays, begins at 5 p.m.
3 of world’s top hurdlers set for Reebok Grand Prix
May 3, 2007
NEW YORK CITY (May 3) – Three of the world’s best hurdlers – each of whom can call himself an Olympic gold medalist, World Champion or both – have joined a star-filled lineup for the Reebok Grand Prix in NYC on June 2, organizers announced today.
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4 top sprinters set for Reebok Grand Prix on June 2
April 19, 2007
NEW YORK CITY (April 19) – American Lauryn Williams, the reigning World Champion; Veronica Campbell of Jamaica, the most successful track athlete at the 2004 Olympics; Tyson Gay, the world’s current #1 sprinter; and World Championship silver medalist Wallace Spearmon will headline the sprint fields at the Reebok Grand Prix on June 2, organizers announced today.
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“You can break the World Record”
April 10, 2007
NEW YORK CITY – Most of the time, “they saved the best for last” is a cliché. At last year’s Reebok Grand Prix, it was the plain truth.