WASHINGTON, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Xing Huina of China, the
2004 Olympic gold medalist at 10,000 meters, will compete at the Reebok Grand
Prix on June 3, according to organizers.
In addition to Xing, among the Chinese athletes
expected to compete are Liu Qing, the women's 2005 National Games Champion at
both 800m and 1,500m; Jin Yuan, winner of the 2006 Mt. SAC Relays 5,000m; and,
in the women's pole vault, two-time Olympian Gao Shuying, the Asian
record-holder.
Leading the 150 athletes from 19 countries set to
compete is Olympic gold medalist and world champion Justin Gatlin, who last
month equaled the 100m world record (9.77). He will be joined by 2004 Olympic
gold medalist Veronica Campbell of Jamaica.
In what promises to be one of the best match-ups of
the day, featuring the two fastest men in the world this year, rising youngstars
Wallace Spearmon of the USA and Usain Bolt of Jamaica will face each other at
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