Explosive marquee events expected for Racers Grand Prix
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May 24, 2016

Explosive marquee events expected for Racers Grand Prix

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Head coach of the Racers Track Club today announced that the marquee events for the June 11 staging of the inaugural Racers Grand Prix International track and field meet will be the men and women’s 100-metre races.

Set for the National Stadium in Kingston, several big names in athletics are scheduled to line up in the historic Racers Grand Prix.

Mills, speaking at a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus, said Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, Jason Livermore, and Kemar Baily-Cole will line up in the men’s 100 metres.

While, in the women’s equivalent, Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will line up with American Carmelita Jeter and Trinidadians Kelly-Ann Baptiste and Michelle-Lee Ahye.

The meet is set for a 6:00 pm start time with an opening ceremony that will include a performance by Christopher Martin.

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