Reigning
100m World Champion no stranger to NY; tickets now on sale
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| Yohan Blake - Photo: Getty Images |
NEW YORK (Feb. 29, 2012)—World Champion Yohan Blake of
Jamaica, ranked No. 1 in the world at 100 meters, kicks off a scintillating
lineup of superstars expected at the 2012 adidas Grand Prix in a
preview of the action later this summer in London.
Homestretch tickets for the event, set for
June 9, are now on sale at 877-849-8722.
Just 22, Blake joins a long list of sprint
champions who have thrilled fans at the adidas Grand Prix in the
past, including Maurice Greene, Tyson Gay, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Allyson
Felix and, of course, Usain Bolt, who in 2008 set his first 100-meter World
Record here to kick off his history-making Olympic campaign.
“The Gibson Relays last weekend were a
great start for my 2012 season,” said Blake, of the event at National Stadium in
Kingston on Feb. 25 in which he came from behind to anchor his 4x400-meter and
4x100-meter teams to victory. “I am already looking forward to that fast track
in New York City on June 9th.”
More athlete announcements for the 2012
event are expected soon.
Last summer in Daegu, South Korea, Blake
became the youngest 100-meter gold medalist at the World Championships since it
began in 1983. “I would like to be a legend,” he said before capping off his
historic week by running the third leg and handing off to his training partner,
Bolt, on the 4x100-meter relay team that broke its own World Record.
This is not the first time Blake has
competed at the adidas Grand Prix.
The youngster made his debut here way back in 2007 when he anchored his St.
Jago team to victory in the boys’ 4x400-meter high school relay, and competed
over 100 meters in 2009 and 2010.
The eighth-annual adidas Grand Prix,
one of the premier track-and-field events in the world, is the sixth stop on
the international Samsung Diamond League circuit, and the third stop on the
Visa Championship Series. It will begin at 1 p.m. on June 9 at Icahn Stadium on
Randall’s Island.
SOURCE: Global Athletics
SOURCE: Global Athletics
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