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World 100m Champion Christian Coleman to race USATF New York Grand Prix on Sun., June 12
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<blockquote data-quote="RBR Admin" data-source="post: 31246"><p><em>Just over two weeks before the USATF Outdoor Championships, and a month prior to the 2022 World Athletics Outdoor Championships, the USATF New York Grand Prix will give our friends on the East Coast a chance to see and experience World Class track & field outdoors! </em></p><p></p><p>Christian Coleman will be there, as he builds to the USATF championships (he has a bye), but also as he builds to the 2022 World Athletics Outdoor Championships. The 100 meters will feature Mr. Coleman and Erriyon Knighton, the young 200m phenom who has already raced 19.49 for the 200 meters, breaking the WU20 record of one Usain Bolt.</p><p></p><p>In the 110m hurdles, we will get to see Grant Holloway and Devon Allen, among others, in an exciting battle over the hurdles. Grand is fit, and so is Devon, and this should be a fantastic race!</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.runblogrun.com/2022/06/05/Coleman_Christian-R-USAind22_ccexpress.jpeg" alt="Coleman_Christian-R-USAind22_ccexpress.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Christian Coleman, 2022 USATF Indoor, Spokane, WA, photo by Kevin Morris/ @kevmofoto</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>NEW YORK, New York, (June 2, 2022)-Christian Coleman, the reigning world champion at 100 meters, will race over his specialty distance at the USATF New York Grand Prix on Sunday, June 12, organizers announced today.</p><p></p><p>A new gold-level stop on World Athletics' Continental Tour Gold, the USATF New York Grand Prix will take place at Icahn Stadium on Randalls Island in New Yor City on June 12. Tickets for the event are now on sale at <a href="https://www.usatf.org/tickets" target="_blank">https://www.usatf.org/tickets</a>.</p><p></p><p>Coleman, the world record-holder at 60 meters, won the silver over 60 meters at the World Athletics Indoor Championships earlier this year and is coming off a third-place finish over 100 meters at the Nike Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon. In the 100 meters in New York, Coleman will face off against the previously announced Erriyon Knighton, the fastest man in the world this year over 200 meters. Reigning world 200m champion Noah Lyles, also previously announced for the men's 100 meters, has moved to the men's 200 meters.</p><p></p><p>Additional new athlete announcements include:</p><p></p><p>Two-time Olympic finalist Devon Allen will face previously announced reigning World Champion Grant Holloway in the 110m hurdles.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Brooklyn-born Michael Cherry, the fourth-place finisher in last year's Olympic Games and winner of the 2021 Diamond League will race in the 400m in New York.</p><p></p><p>2022 World Indoor Champion Ajee' Wilson will headline with the women's 800m.</p><p></p><p>In the men's 800m, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Clayton Murphy will face 2022 World Indoor Championships bronze medalist Bryce Hoppel.</p><p></p><p>The 2022 USATF New York Grand Prix will be shown live on NBC from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT, on Sunday, June 12, and is a member of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold.</p><p></p><p><strong>About the Randalls Island Park Alliance </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Randall's Island Park Alliance (RIPA), founded in 1992, is a public-private partnership with the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation that seeks to realize the unique potential of 330 waterfront parkland acres anchoring Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens. RIPA works with the City and local communities to provide an innovative and exciting destination through a wide range of sports venues, cultural events, and environmental exploration. As the dedicated steward of Randall's Island Park, the Alliance sustains, maintains, develops, and programs the Park to support the well-being of all New Yorkers. The Park offers miles of waterfront pathways, almost nine acres of wetlands, an urban farm, Icahn Stadium-an international Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Class 1 certified running track with a 400-meter MONDO Super X Surface-a golf center, a 20-court tennis center, and over 60 new playing fields, as well as the Harlem River Event Site. For more information, please <a href="http://www.visitrandallsisland.org" target="_blank">visitrandallsisland.org</a>.</p><p></p><p><strong>About USATF</strong></p><p></p><p>USA Track & Field (USATF) is the national governing body for track and field, long-distance running, and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of the Olympic broadcasts, the country's No. 1 high school and junior high school participatory sport, and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States. For more information on USATF, visit <a href="http://www.usatf.org" target="_blank">www.usatf.org</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RBR Admin, post: 31246"] [I]Just over two weeks before the USATF Outdoor Championships, and a month prior to the 2022 World Athletics Outdoor Championships, the USATF New York Grand Prix will give our friends on the East Coast a chance to see and experience World Class track & field outdoors! [/I] Christian Coleman will be there, as he builds to the USATF championships (he has a bye), but also as he builds to the 2022 World Athletics Outdoor Championships. The 100 meters will feature Mr. Coleman and Erriyon Knighton, the young 200m phenom who has already raced 19.49 for the 200 meters, breaking the WU20 record of one Usain Bolt. In the 110m hurdles, we will get to see Grant Holloway and Devon Allen, among others, in an exciting battle over the hurdles. Grand is fit, and so is Devon, and this should be a fantastic race! [CENTER][IMG alt="Coleman_Christian-R-USAind22_ccexpress.jpeg"]https://www.runblogrun.com/2022/06/05/Coleman_Christian-R-USAind22_ccexpress.jpeg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]Christian Coleman, 2022 USATF Indoor, Spokane, WA, photo by Kevin Morris/ @kevmofoto[/B] NEW YORK, New York, (June 2, 2022)-Christian Coleman, the reigning world champion at 100 meters, will race over his specialty distance at the USATF New York Grand Prix on Sunday, June 12, organizers announced today. A new gold-level stop on World Athletics' Continental Tour Gold, the USATF New York Grand Prix will take place at Icahn Stadium on Randalls Island in New Yor City on June 12. Tickets for the event are now on sale at [URL]https://www.usatf.org/tickets[/URL]. Coleman, the world record-holder at 60 meters, won the silver over 60 meters at the World Athletics Indoor Championships earlier this year and is coming off a third-place finish over 100 meters at the Nike Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon. In the 100 meters in New York, Coleman will face off against the previously announced Erriyon Knighton, the fastest man in the world this year over 200 meters. Reigning world 200m champion Noah Lyles, also previously announced for the men's 100 meters, has moved to the men's 200 meters. Additional new athlete announcements include: Two-time Olympic finalist Devon Allen will face previously announced reigning World Champion Grant Holloway in the 110m hurdles. Brooklyn-born Michael Cherry, the fourth-place finisher in last year's Olympic Games and winner of the 2021 Diamond League will race in the 400m in New York. 2022 World Indoor Champion Ajee' Wilson will headline with the women's 800m. In the men's 800m, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Clayton Murphy will face 2022 World Indoor Championships bronze medalist Bryce Hoppel. The 2022 USATF New York Grand Prix will be shown live on NBC from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT, on Sunday, June 12, and is a member of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold. [B]About the Randalls Island Park Alliance [/B] The Randall's Island Park Alliance (RIPA), founded in 1992, is a public-private partnership with the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation that seeks to realize the unique potential of 330 waterfront parkland acres anchoring Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens. RIPA works with the City and local communities to provide an innovative and exciting destination through a wide range of sports venues, cultural events, and environmental exploration. As the dedicated steward of Randall's Island Park, the Alliance sustains, maintains, develops, and programs the Park to support the well-being of all New Yorkers. The Park offers miles of waterfront pathways, almost nine acres of wetlands, an urban farm, Icahn Stadium-an international Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Class 1 certified running track with a 400-meter MONDO Super X Surface-a golf center, a 20-court tennis center, and over 60 new playing fields, as well as the Harlem River Event Site. For more information, please [URL='http://www.visitrandallsisland.org']visitrandallsisland.org[/URL]. [B]About USATF[/B] USA Track & Field (USATF) is the national governing body for track and field, long-distance running, and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of the Olympic broadcasts, the country's No. 1 high school and junior high school participatory sport, and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States. For more information on USATF, visit [URL='http://www.usatf.org']www.usatf.org[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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