The IAAF's Multi-Events (decathlon/heptathlon) Challenge kicks off for the year on Saturday and Sunday with the Multistars competition in Desanzano del Garda, Italy. Leading entries are #23 Jake Arnold of the USA and #9 Hanna Melnychenko of Ukraine.
The IAAF's World Challenge series comes to Japan on Saturday for the Osaka Grand Prix. Entered athletes in the top 20 in their events are as follows:
Men's 200m: #11 Mike Rodgers
Men's 400H: #5 Bershawn Jackson
Men's Shot: #1 Christian Cantwell and #9 Dan Taylor
Men's Hammer: #2Aleksey Zagorni and #4 Nicola Vizzoni
Men's Javelin: #6 Stuart Farquhar, #8 Ilya Korotkov, #14 Yukifumi Murakami and #15 Chris Hill
Women's 100m: #2 Veronica Campbell-Brown
Women's 100H: #4 Ginnie Powell, #5 Perdita Felicien
Women's Discus: #2 Dani Samuel, #4 Stephanie Brown-Trafton
The Ponce Grand Prix, arguably a better meet, will be held in Puerto Rico on Saturday. Top-20 athletes on the start lists:
Men's 100m: #13 Churandy Martina
Men's 200m: #16 Xavier Carter
Men's 400m: #3 Jeremy Wariner
Men's 110H: #3 David Oliver, #7 Dexter Faulk, #8 Dwight Thomas, #9 David Payne
Men's 400H: #2 Javier Culson, #7 Danny McFarlane, #8 Felix Sanchez, #10 Jehue Gordon
Women's 100m: #13 Gloria Asumnu, #18 Ruddy Zang Milama, #20 Lisa Barber
Women's 400m: #18 Natasha Hastings
Women's 800m: #9 Maggie Vessey
Women's 100H: #7 Damu Cherry, #16 Vonette Dixon, #18 Danielle Carruthers
Women's 400H: #8 Sheena Tosta, #15 Muizat Ajoke Odumosu, #19 Dominique Darden
Women's long jump: #5 Funmi Jimoh
The BIG 25 Berlin road race will be run on Sunday. As a 25k, I classify it as a "long distance" race. Mary Keitany is my #1-ranked runner in that category and she will be running.
The Fifth Third River Bank 25k, a stop on the USA Running Circuit, will be run on Saturday in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
College meets on tap for the weekend include the Oregon Twilight at Hayward Field in Eugene, the Sun Belt Conference championships at Fouts Field in Denton (TX), and the Heps (aka Ivy League) championships at Weaver Stadium in Princeton.
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