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The Reebok New York Grand Prix was elevated to Grand Prix status by the IAAF on Monday, joining the world's top 24 single-day competitions.
The meet, which will be held on Saturday, June 2, at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island on New York City's East River, joins Eugene, Oregon's Prefontaine Classic as the only U.S. competitions on the international governing body's global tour calendar. The meet replaces the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, which was downgraded last fall. The highlight of the New York meet's second edition last June was Meseret Defar's world record run in the 5000 meters, where she clocked 14:24.53.
The series kicked off at the Telstra Melbourne Track Classic in Australia on March 2, whose highlights included a 100m/100mH double win for reigning world 100m hurdles champion Michelle Perry of the U.S., Craig Mottram's victory over Boniface Songok in the 5000, and a win in the women's mile by rising Australian middle distance star Lisa Corrigan.
The series resumes on Saturday, April 28 at the Meeting International d'Athletisme in Dakar, Senegal, the only World Athletics Tour stop in Africa.
In addition to prize money --in some cases quite lucrative-- athletes collect points at the 24 competitions to gain entry into the season-capping two-day World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany, on September 22-23.
World Athletics Tour Schedule:
- Friday, March 02 - Telstra Melbourne Track Classic Melbourne (AUS) - Grand Prix
- Saturday, April 28 - Meeting International d'Athletisme de la Ville de Dakar Dakar (SEN) - Grand Prix
- Saturday, May 05 - Osaka GP 2007 Osaka (JPN) - Grand Prix
- Friday, May 11 - Qatar IAAF World Super Tour 2007 Doha (QAT) - Super Grand Prix
- Sunday, May 20 - Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo Belém (BRA) - Grand Prix
- Saturday, May 26 - THALES FBK-Games Hengelo (NED) - Grand Prix
- Saturday, June 02 - Reebok Grand Prix New York City, NY (USA) - Grand Prix
- Sunday, June 10 - Prefontaine Classic Eugene, OR (USA) - Grand Prix
- Friday, June 15 - Exxon Mobil Bislett Games Oslo (NOR) - Golden League
- Wednesday, June 27 - 46th Zlata Tetra - Golden Spike Ostrava (CZE) - Grand Prix
- Monday, July 02 - Athens Grand Prix Athína (Olympic Stadium) (GRE) - Grand Prix
- Wednesday, July 04 - Zagreb 2007 Zagreb (CRO) - Grand Prix
- Friday, July 06 - Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis Paris Saint-Denis (FRA) - Golden League
- Tuesday, July 10 - Athletissima Lausanne (SUI) - Super Grand Prix
- Friday, July 13 - Golden Gala Roma (ITA) - Golden League
- Sunday, July 15 - Norwich Union British Grand Prix Sheffield (GBR) - Grand Prix
- Saturday, July 21 - 26ş Meeting de Atletismo Madrid 2007 Madrid (ESP) - Grand Prix
- Wednesday, July 25 - Herculis Monaco (MON) - Super Grand Prix
- Friday, August 03 - Norwich Union Super Grand Prix London (GBR) - Super Grand Prix
- Tuesday, August 07 - DN Galan Stockholm (SWE) - Super Grand Prix
- Friday, September 07 - Weltklasse Zürich Zürich (SUI) - Golden League
- Sunday, September 09 - Rieti 2007 Rieti (ITA) - Grand Prix
- Friday, September 14 - Memorial Van Damme Bruxelles (BEL) - Golden League
- Sunday, September 16 - ISTAF Berlin (GER) - Golden League
NOTE: As has been the case since 2003, TPR will again provide exclusive on-site coverage from the many of the European competitions.
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