The Fort Washington Armory will again be the scene of Millrose Gamesone of the oldest and most important athletics competitions in the world, celebrating this Sunday its 116th edition.
As every year, the event will feature some of the best middle distance runners in the world, including North Americans Jared Nuguse and the british Josh Kerrwho will seek the world record for the mile and two miles respectively.
Nuguse, US 1500m champion and owner of four American records in the middle distance, will attack in mile world record on the Ethiopian-owned short track for five years Yomif Kejelcha with 3:47.01.
The Wanamaker Mile, the name given to the mile event, will also feature a Spanish presence Mario García RomoEuropean bronze in the 1500m and owner of the Spanish mile records, both outdoors (3:47.69) and on the short track (3:51.79).
For his part, the 1500m world champion Josh Kerrwho at the last World Cup in Budapest took the gold from Jakob Ingebrigsten, will look for the best 2 mile mark in the world on short track, still held by his compatriot Mo Farah with 8:03.40.
For its part, the Spanish Martha Perez will run the women’s mile with a star-studded roster that includes North Americans Elle St. Pierre.
The ponferradino Saul Ordoñez will also be present in Manhattan in the 800m test, and Salamanca Lorraine Martin the same will be done in the women’s 800m.
The event starts on Sunday, February 11 at 2:45 pm (local time) and can be followed live on the World Athletics channel.
Source: La Verdad
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