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June 10, 2006 Olympic champion Veronica Campbell and Commonwealth Games champion Sherone Simpson will renew their rivalry in the women's 200m at Sunday's IAAF British Grand Prix in Gateshead. The clash between the two Jamaicans is set to spark huge interest, especially since Simpson's back-to- back victories over Campbell in March and May. In their initial clashes, Simpson beat Campbell at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, before running a personal best and world leading 22.14 for her second win at the Jamaica International Invitational on May 6. Also in the women's 200m field are fellow Jamaican Peta-Gaye Dowdie, a silver medalist at last year's CAC Championships, Jamaican-born American Sanya Richards, United States' Torri Edwards, Kim Gevaert of Belgium and Stephanie Durst of USA. However, most eyes will be on joint 100m record holder Asafa Powell who will line-up in the men's 100m against World Championships silver medalist and training partners Michael Frater and Ainsley Waugh. The Jamaican trio will face Ghana's Aziz Zakari, who finished second behind Powell in his world record run last June, Great Britain's Mark Lewis-Francis and American Coby Miller. In the men's 400m, former national champion Michael Blackwood faces, among others, Alleyne Francique of Grenada, Robert Tobin of Great Britain and Clinton Hill, the second fastest Australian at 45.06. National record holder Maurice Wignall carries Jamaica's flag in the men's 110m hurdles against United States' Bobby Hughes. Both have season best times of 13.26 seconds. Latvia's Stanislav Olijars and American Dominic Arnold are also a part of the field. Aleen Bailey, a member of Jamaica's Olympic gold medal relay team in Athens, will face American Torri Edwards, Bahamian Chandra Stirrup, Zhanna Block, and Angela Williams of USA. Former national champion and two-time World Championships silver medalist Lorraine Fenton and reining national champion Shericka Williams, are down to face Olympic and world champion Tonique Williams-Darling and her Bahamian teammate Christine Amertil in the women's 400m. Allison Beckford,
Michelle Burger, along with Carifta Games 400m By Yadvendrasinhji for JAAA |
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