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BOSTON, January 10, 2012 – For sixteen years, New
England track fans have come to expect the world’s best middle distance and
distance runners to go head-to-head on the oval at the Reggie Lewis Center in
Boston. This year those same fans will get an added treat.
On February 4, the world’s top
long sprinter, Kirani James, will take to the track at 400m at the 2012 New
Balance Indoor Grand Prix, organizers announced today. Tickets for the 17th
annual Olympic-style event are on sale now at www.nbindoorgrandprix.com or
by calling 1-877-849-8722.
Kirani James, from Grenada, is the 2011 IAAF World Champion at 400m and
the world’s #1 ranked one-lapper by Track & Field News.
While primarily known for his outdoor success, James is the 3rd
fastest man in history indoors at 400m.
Only a 19 year-old, James has
found success on both the junior and senior levels. He was the 2009 IAAF
World Youth Champion, the 2010 IAAF World Junior Champion and then added an
NCAA victory before claiming the Samsung Diamond League title and his World
Championship gold medal in 2011.
The first IAAF World Champion
in history from Grenada, James said, “2011 was a dream season for me but I want
to get started on 2012. I hope for bigger and better this year and can’t wait
to get started in Boston.”
James will not have an easy
time in his Boston debut. Among his challengers will be Miami
native,
Bershawn Jackson, the world’s top 400m hurdler in 2010. Batman,
as he is known, has flown around the track at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston
before, most recently in 2010 when he won the 400m.
While most accustomed to
stepping over hurdles, Jackson also has four IAAF World Championship gold
medals as a member of the USA 4 x 400m relay team in 2007, 2009 and 2011 and
indoors in 2010. In the 400m hurdles, Jackson is the Olympic bronze medalist
from the Beijing Olympic Games, the 2005 World Champion, and was the top ranked
American in 2011.
The Men’s Shot Put has not been
contested in Boston since 2008 but will make a big return with 2010 IAAF World
Indoor Champion, Christian Cantwell, leading the charge. Cantwell
has four IAAF World Championship gold medals and an Olympic silver medal from
Beijing in 2008.
The 17th-annual meet, the
second stop in USA Track & Field’s Visa Championship Series, begins at 5:00
p.m. on Feb. 4 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community
College.
Tickets and meet Information
can be found on-line atwww.nbindoorgrandprix.com or
by calling 1-877-TIX-TRAC.
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SOURCE: Flotrack
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