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Racers Grand Prix 2020 officially cancelled

Published:Thursday | June 11, 2020 | 5:39 PM
Jamaica's Yohan Blake (left) finishes second in 10.01 seconds with Kendal Williams (centre) of the USA third in 10.13 seconds, as Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes wins in 9.97 seconds at the Racers Grand Prix at the National Stadium on Saturday, June 8, 2019
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Jamaica's Yohan Blake (left) finishes second in 10.01 seconds with Kendal Williams (centre) of the USA third in 10.13 seconds, as Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes wins in 9.97 seconds at the Racers Grand Prix at the National Stadium on Saturday, June 8, 2019.

The Racers Grand Prix has been officially cancelled for 2020.

Racers Track Club described the decision as a "tough" one in a press release on Thursday afternoon, and says president and meet organiser Glen Mills made it "after careful observation of global sporting trends in relation to the novel coronavirus, as highlighted in a letter to the World Athletics Organisation dated Thursday, June 11, 2020.

The meet was supposed to take place at the National Stadium on Saturday.

More in Friday's Gleaner.