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Monday, November 23, 2009
MONTE CARLO: Jamaican triple Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt and main sprint rival Tyson Gay have praised the new Diamond League series while declining to say where they would clash in 2010 on the 14-meeting series.
“It’s going to be awesome, so people look out for it,” Bolt told a dinner meeting on Saturday to launch the series, which promises more head-to-head competition.
“It’s going to be good for the fans,” United States 100 metres record holder Gay told Reuters. “There’s not going to be ducking (out of meeting your top rivals).
Both sprinters plus Jamaica’s former 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell and six other top athletes have already committed to seven meetings in the series, which has competitions in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. More are expected to join those athletes.
“The concept is good for more show downs,” Bolt told reporters. Either Bolt, Gay or Powell will be in each of the 14 meetings. Many will have two of them and a select few all three. But Bolt was reluctant to say where.
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