Jamaica, US to face off in sprint relay
Published:Thursday | July 29, 2010 | 5:25 PM
A clash of sprint powers Jamaica and the United States, featuring Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay will be among the highlights of the Zurich's Weltklasse meet on August 19 in Switzerland, the penultimate stop of the Samsung Diamond League series.
Bolt, the 100 and 200-metre World record holders will anchor a Jamaican squad that will include Mario Forsythe, Yohan Blake, and Marvin Anderson.
Gay, the second fastest 100-metre man in history, will team up with Wallace Spearmon, Walter Dix and Trell Kimmons in what is expected to be a fierce battle between the two countries.
Blake and Dix are also slated to face off in the 200 metres.
The women will battle it out in the relay as well, with two-time Olympic 200-metre champion Veronica Campbell-Brown leading the Jamaican quartet against a United States foursome which will include Carmelita Jeter.
The pair will also face off in the 100 metres, an event in which they have split their two meetings this season.
Campbell-Brown clocked a world-leading 10.78 in Eugene where Jeter finished third. But the American evened the score in Monaco one week ago with her 10.82 win with the Jamaican a distant second.