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Sprinter Maurice Greene
of Nike competes in the Men's 100 Metres second round during
the 2004 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials at the Alex G.
Spanos Sports Complex in Sacramento, California on July 10,
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Maurice Greene, Lisa Barber return to adidas Track Classic
Thursday
April 27, 2006
For Immediate
Release
CARSON, California –
Maurice Greene, the dominant sprinter in the world for the past
decade and one of the greatest of all time, and Lisa Barber, the
latest American sprint sensation, are the newest additions to a
star-studded field at the 2006 adidas Track Classic on May 21,
organizers announced today. In addition, hip-hop artist and film
star Bow Wow will perform as a special guest.
The adidas Track
Classic will begin at 12:30 p.m. PT at The Home Depot Center, on
the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills, and
will be broadcast live on ESPN from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. PT. (4 p.m.-6
p.m. ET).
Greene, 31, burst
onto the international scene when he won the 100-meter gold
medal at the 1997 World Championships. He would earn three
straight world titles at that distance, in addition to winning
the 200-meter World Championship gold in 1999. That same year,
he also broke the World Record when he ran 9.79 second, which
still makes him the fastest American in history. In 2000, he won
two Olympic gold medals, at 100 meters and as anchor of the
4x100m relay.
Barber holds two
World Championship gold medals (2003, 2005) from the 4x100m
relay, but the 25-year-old came into her own on the
international stage this indoor season when she won the World
Indoor Championships at 60 meters. She is also the reigning US
titleholder at both 60 meters and 100 meters.
Produced by Global
Athletics & Marketing, Inc., the adidas Track Classic is the
second stop of USA Track & Field’s Visa Championship Series.
Tickets, at $45 (finish line), $30 (homestretch) and $20
(backstretch) are now available by calling Ticketmaster at
213-480-3232 or visiting
www.Ticketmaster.com.
For group sales, call 1-877-AEG-TICKETS, and for more
information and frequent updates, visit the event website at
www.adidasTrackClassic.com
For further
information, contact:
Barbara Huebner
Media Director
2006 adidas Track Classic
617-536-7030 or
Barbara@GlobalAthletics.com
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