New stars at Compeed Golden Gala

Eight days to go to the Compeed Gala. The big meeting scheduled on Thursday 31st May at the Olympic Stadium in Rome is approaching and new scintillating names add to the great cast of the third leg of the 2012 Samsung Diamond League. In the 100 metres hurdles Lolo Jones, twice world indoor champion (2008 and 2010) in the 60 metres hurdles with a PB of 12.43 in 2008 but only seventh at the Bejing Olympic Games, will line-up on the Olympic Stadium’s track. She shares the same time as her compatriot Michelle Perry, twice world champion in Helsinki 2005 and Osaka 2007, who will also compete in the Eternal city’s meeting. The Stars and Stripes flag will be also represented by Bejing 2008 gold medallist Dawn Harper and Daegu 2011 World silver medallist Danielle Carruthers who will take on Canadian Priscilla Lopes Schliep and Great Britain’s Tiffany Porter. In this world-class race Italian hopes will be carried by fresh National record holder Marzia Caravelli. In the women’s triple jump two more big stars add their names to the line-up which already features World Indoor champion Yamile Aldama and European Indoor champion and European Outdoor silver medallist Simona La Mantia. They are reigning world champion Olga Saladukha (PB 14.98) from the Ukraine and Russian Tatyana Lebedeva who won three olympic medals (two silvers and one bronze) and five world medals (two gold, one silver outdoors and one gold and one silver indoors) in this event.

Meanwhile, a new rival adds his name to the super-fast men’s 100 metres which features the already announced Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Christophe Lemaitre and Kim Collins. The fifth sprinter in the line-up will be Jamaican Lerone Clarke, whoequalled his PB from 2009 clocking 9.99 in Doha.

TICKETS: The ticket sales for the Compeed Golden Gala are continuing. There are four price categories. The prices range from 5 Euros for the “curve and distinti” sector (with the exception of the finish-line in the South-West sector) to 30 Euros of the finish-line sector of the Monte Mario Main Stand. Tickets can be bought on the Internet via the TicketOne website (www.ticketone.it), the ticket company of the Compeed Golden Gala, in the official outlets and at the ticket offices of the Foro Italico’s Park.

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