RSS FeedNEW YORK (May 31, 2008) - At the fourth-annual Reebok Grand Prix, lightning struck twice: first in the conventional sense, and then when 21-year-old Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt thundered his way past triple World Champion Tyson Gay to break the World Record for 100 meters with a stunning 9.72-second victory.
It was the first 100-meter World Record set in the United States in 12 years, since Donovan Bailey's Olympic gold medal performance in Atlanta in 1996, and a jolt unlike any the sports world has seen in some time.
"I wasn't looking for a World Record," said Bolt, the 200-meter World Championships silver medalist at 200 meters. "But it was there for the taking."
NEW YORK, NY (May 21, 2008) - Five of the top female athletes in the sport have been added to the field for the fourth-annual Reebok Grand Prix on May 31, organizers announced today.
Sprinter Allyson Felix, a triple 2007 World Champion; Sanya Richards, ranked #1 in the world at 400 meters; Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain, the reigning 1500-meter World Champion; Jenn Stuczynski, American Record-holder and #2 all-time in the pole vault; and Lisa Barber, 2006 World Indoor Champion at 60 meters, will all be in the lineup. They join the previously announced Tyson Gay, Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Lauryn Williams in what is shaping up to be an extraordinary night of sprint action.
NEW YORK, NY (May 8, 2008) - American sprint star Tyson Gay, the reigning 100-meter World Champion, and Jamaica's Usain Bolt, who last weekend stunned the sports world when he ran the second-fastest 100-meter dash in history, will meet at 100 meters at the Reebok Grand Prix on May 31, organizers announced today.
The Reebok Grand Prix will begin at 5 p.m. on May 31, at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island. On the heels of a sell-out last year, 1,500 bleacher seats have been added on the backstretch to accommodate the expected demand in this Olympic year.
Among them, the three athletes won 11 medals at the 2004 Olympics and 2007 World Championships - six of them gold - and head toward Beijing among the top stars in the sport.
NEW YORK (March 28) – The weather was hot but not as hot as the sizzling competition at last year’s Reebok Grand Prix, where a capacity crowd packed Icahn Stadium to witness an American Record, three All-Comer’s Records and one of the fastest 100-meter dashes in history. If you’re ready for more of the same this year, the fourth-annual Reebok Grand Prix is set for 5 p.m. on May 31. Tickets are on sale now by phone now at 1-877-TIX-TRAC, and will be available on-line here soon.
In its first year as an IAAF Grand Prix event, the Reebok Grand Prix earned its new designation as one of the top two outdoor meets in the US with ease, showcasing its international flavor in the stands and on the track with outstanding – even historic – performances by American pole vaulter Jenn Stuczynski, Chinese hurdling sensation Liu Xiang; Ethiopian distance star Tariku Bekele; Jamaican sprint queen Veronica Campbell and the hottest sprinter on the planet, Tyson Gay.
NEW YORK (June 2) – The weather was hot but not as hot as the sizzling competition at the third-annual Reebok Grand Prix tonight, where a capacity crowd packed Icahn Stadium to witness an American Record, three All-Comer’s Records, 10 meet records and one of the fastest 100-meter dashes in history.
