Jamaica’s Olympic 100m silver medalist Kishane Thompson and Olympic 100m hurdles champion Masai Russell from the United States headline a strong list of athletes set to compete in this year’s seventh staging of the Racers Grand Prix.
The meet, which is the brainchild of legendary Jamaican coach Glen Mills, will be held at the National Stadium on June 7. Mills, who is the former coach of Jamaica’s track and field icon Usain Bolt, made the announcement on Tuesday at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel.
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Minister of Sports Olivia Grange announced that the Government will be contributing $10 million to this year’s staging of the championships.
Thompson will be joined at the meet by reigning world 400m champion Antonio Watson, Olympic long jump silver medalist Wayne Pinnock, along with Oblique Seville, Bryan Levell, Rusheen McDonald, and World Championships finalist Christopher Taylor, who will be returning to the track after a two-year ban.
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Americans Chris Bailey, Tray Cunningham, and Zharnell Hughes of Great Britain are also confirmed to compete in the meet.
On the female side, Russell will be joined in the event by world record holder Tobi Amusan from Nigeria. Jamaican sprinters Tia and Tina Clayton, Alana Reid, Sasher-Lee Forbes, and Crystal Slowly, along with Americans Alicia Briscoe and Tina Jones, are some of the names that have been confirmed for the meet so far.
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Bleachers tickets will be free to the public, but patrons must go on the Racers website and enter their name, telephone number, email address, and age. However, as of May 31, the tickets will cost $1,000 for the Bleachers. The finish line tickets for the Grandstand will be $5,000, and $3,000 for regular Grandstand.
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