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Thursday, August 12, 2010

The Weekend Ahead

The Aviva London Grand Prix, a Diamond League meet, will take place at the Crystal Palace stadium on Friday and Saturday. 

Featured races inlcude Tyson Gay versus Walter Dix over 100 meters and Bernard Lagat versus Mo Farah and Galen Rupp over 3000 meters, although I think the men's 400 meters may be the most interesting of them all.

A big medal haul at the Euros has paid off, as both days of the meet sold out well in advance.

Live webcasts will be at 2 PM Friday and 9:30 AM Saturday at UniversalSports.com, and at 2 PM Friday and 10:30 AM Saturday at CBCSports.ca.

Tape-delay TV coverage will be at 10:30 PM Friday and 5 PM Saturday on Universal Sports, and at 2 PM Saturday on CBC.

Meet website / Start lists / Flotrack coverage

The IAAF previews the meet, and talks up Tyson Gay and David Oliver, while Joe Battaglia lists eight races to watch.

Mo Farah learns from the Kenyans; there will be Jamaicans galore at the London meet but no Veronica Campbell-Brown; in her absence Allyson Felix will try for a double

The Falmouth Road Race will take place on Sunday, on its traditional 7.1 mile route from Cape Cod to Woods Hole.
Race website
On Saturday the Falmouth Invitational Mile will be held, featuring Nick Willis.

Track on TV
See above for the Diamond League London schedule
Diamond League Monaco rerun, 10 AM Friday on Universal Sports
Diamond League Stockholm rerun, 5 PM Friday on Universal Sports

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