RECENT WORLD MEDALLISTS ARE AMONG THOSE SET TO COMPETE IN THE NORTH-EAST
THIS EXCITING street athletics meet returns to the banks of the River, Tyne on Saturday afternoon, with athletes in action on a pop-up track and specially-constructed arena.
A number of London world medallists are among those competing as GB’s 4x100m champion Nethaneel MitchellBlake, World Para Athletics Championships winner Jonnie Peacock and relay silver medallists Dina Asher-Smith, Asha Philip and Desiree Henry are joined by international stars such as Aries Merritt, Kim Collins and Nijel Amos.
We take an event-by-event look ahead to the action.
12:15 Men’s pole vault
Britain’s Charlie Myers, who cleared a PB of 5.45m in June, will be looking for a successful return to action following the disappointment of being forced to withdraw from the World University Games in Taipei after injuring his hamstring during the warm-up. Frenchman Stanley Joseph leads the entries with his 5.75m PB, while Mathieu Collet has a mark of 5.55m to his name.
12:15 Great School Sprint
School-age athletes take to the track for the 100m finals, followed by English Schools 150m races from 12:35.
13:20 Women’s long jump
Britain’s three London World Championships long jumpers – Lorraine Ugen, Shara Proctor and Jazmin Sawyers – are all in action. World and European indoor medallist Ugen will be looking to follow up her fifth place in the world final and runner-up spot at the recent Diamond League final in Brussels with another strong performance. They will be joined by athletes including Lithuania’s 2015 European under-23 triple jump champion Dovile Dzindzaletaite.
13:25 Women’s 100m
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