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 NEW YORK CITY (May 19) – Veronica
Campbell,
the Jamaican sprint sensation who earned three medals – two
of them gold – at the 2004 Olympic Games, will compete
at the Reebok Grand Prix on June 11, organizers announced today.
Her gold medals at 200m and the 4x100m relay plus the bronze
at 100m made her not only the #1 female sprinter in Athens, but
also the winningest female track athlete overall.
Campbell joins Chinese hurdler Liu
Xiang as the
second 2004 Olympic star this week announced by Global Athletics & Marketing,
Inc., to lead the field for the inaugural Reebok
Grand Prix.
Liu tied the World Record for the 110m hurdles when he stormed
to the gold medal in Athens.
The Reebok Grand Prix will be the first international
competition ever held in the new Icahn Stadium on Randall’s
Island, and marks the return of world-class outdoor track and
field
to the East Coast. Tickets, at $30 and $20, are now on sale.
Just 23 years old, Campbell comes to the Reebok
Grand Prix as the top female sprinter in the world. Her gold-medal
time
of
22.05 at 200m in Athens was not only the fastest in the world
last year, but no woman has run faster in the last five years.
At 100m, the 10.91 she posted at the World Athletics Final – where
she took double gold at 100m and 200m – was the second-fastest
in the world for 2004 at that distance. Also the US collegiate
record-holder at 200m indoors (22.43 in 2004) while competing
for the University of Arkansas, Campbell was named 2004 Sportswoman
of the Year in Jamaica. She will compete at 100m in the New
York City event.
The Reebok Grand Prix on June 11 is the fifth stop
of USA Track & Field’s
Visa Championship Series, and will be televised live on NBC from
4-5:30 p.m. ET. Information and tickets for the Reebok
Grand Prix are available at www.ReebokGrandPrix.com or by calling 1-877-RBK-GP05.
For media information, contact:
Barbara Huebner, Media Director
(617) 536-7030
Barbara@GlobalAthletics.com
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