Veronica, Felix for clash

NEW YORK (CMC):

June 12 has been set as the date for the two best female half-lap runners in the world to stage a showdown. Veronica Campbell-Brown, the two-time Olympic gold medallist from Jamaica, and Allyson Felix, the three-time World champion, have been given a race date for the Adidas Grand Prix next month.

Campbell-Brown and Felix have dominated the 200 over the last five years, but they will contest the distance for the first time on American soil. The two have raced eight times over the distance with Felix holding the 6-2 advantage. Both of Campbell-Brown's victories, however, came in the Olympic final.

Trinidad & Tobago's Kelly-Ann Baptiste, as well as Carmelita Jeter and Marshevet Myers (née Hooker), two other Americans, make he women's 200 an eye-catching event.

The men's 100 dash also looks appealing with megastar Usain Bolt set to face a stable of Caribbean challengers. They include Olympic silver medallist Richard Thompson of Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaican Yohan Blake and Daniel Bailey of Antigua & Barbuda.