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Track Stars to Compete at the Penn Relays

THURSDAY, 24 APRIL 2008
Submitted By: katrina principe

World’s top sprinters, Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, Allyson Felix, Jeremy Wariner, Sanya Richards, and Lauryn Williams, prepare for Saturday, April 26, for the opening of the USA vs. The World at the Penn Relays.

Team USA dominated last year’s contest, winning five of the six races. They will attempt again to equal or better that performance come opening day of the 2008 USATF Outdoor Visa Championship Series.

Nearly 150 athletes from 11 countries will battle it out at the USA vs. The World at the Penn Relays, which will feature men’s and women’s, 4x100 and 4x400m relays, men’s Distance Medley Relay, and women’s Sprint Medley Relay. Countries up to challenge Team USA are Jamaica, Kenya, Russia, Great Britain, Canada, Bahamas, Dutch Antilles, Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Dominican Republic.

For Team USA, the men’s team will be led by world’s number 1 ranked male sprinter and World Outdoor triple gold medalist Tyson Gay, 2004 Olympic gold medalist Jeremy Wariner, Wallace Spearmon, Kerron Clement, LaShawn Merritt, and Darold Williamson. NCAA champion Xavier Carter, 2007 U.S Indoor 800m champion Nick Symmonds, and 2008 U.S Indoor 60m champion Michael Rodgers will also participate in the said event.

For more details on the participating teams, please visit: www.usatf.org.

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