The fastest runners in the world will meet this Thursday at ATHLOS NYCan exclusive women’s event that brings together some of the biggest names in international athletics, including Olympic champions and world record holders, at Icahn Stadium in New York.
The event, which starts at 11 pm (Spanish time) and can be seen live on the social network
The American Gabby Thomasnew Olympic 200m champion in Paris, and the Kenyan Faith Kipyegonthe two-time Olympic champion in the 1,500m and world record holder over the distance, was among the main stars of the event.
Puerto Rico is also present Jasmine Camacho-QuinnOlympic champion in Tokyo 2020 who will compete with the Jamaican in the 100m hurdles event Danielle Williamstwo-time world champion in 2015 and 2023.
In the 100m dash the main favorite is the New Zealander Zoe Hobbs Oceania’s record holder in distance, to be measured against the Ivorian Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith.
The 200m race will have two medalists from Paris: the aforementioned Gabby Thomas and his countrymen Brittany Browngold and bronze, respectively, in the last Games.
Competition will be fierce in the 400m race between the Olympic champions Lieke Klaver (gold in the 4x400m mixed relay), the Dominican Marileidy Paulino (gold in 400m) and the American Alexis Holmes (gold in the women’s 4x400m relay).
Finally, the middle distance events will feature important African athletes such as the Kenyan Mary Moraa and the Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay. The first will run in the 800m, a distance in which he won a gold medal at the recent Paris Games, and the second will face the great figure of the event, Faith Kipyegonin the 1,500m race that will close in the evening.
Source: La Verdad
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