INDIANAPOLIS - This year's two fastest men, Tyson Gay and Nesta Carter (JAM), are set for a showdown in the men's 100m Wednesday at the 60th edition of the Hanzekovic Memorial in Zagreb, Croatia.
Gay and Carter arrive in Croatia tied for the world lead at 9.78. Gay's performance came at the IAAF's Samsung Diamond League London stop on August 13, which he nearly replicated in Brussels last Friday when he clocked 9.79 to capture the Diamond League Trophy. Carter, a member of Jamaica's gold medal winning 4x100m at the 2008 Olympics who has improved his career best in three of his last four appearances over the past 21 days, clocked 9.78 in Rieti last Sunday and became the fourth fastest man in history.
Current world leader and reigning World Indoor and Outdoor champion Christian Cantwell leads the field in the men's shot put. He will face competition from 2007 World Outdoor champion Reese Hoffa, who just defeated Cantwell in Brussels, and 2008 Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski (POL).
Two-time World Indoor champion Lolo Jones will look to bounce back from a disappointing loss last week in Brussels when she faces Canadian Perdita Felicien in the women's 100m hurdles. In the women's 400m hurdles, 2008 Olympic silver medalist Sheena Tosta and 2007 Pan Am bronze medalist Nicole Leach will challenge Diamond League winner Kaliese Spencer (JAM).
Diamond League champion and 2009 World Outdoor champion Dwight Phillips is the favorite in the men's long jump, while Nick Symmonds is the fastest entrant in the men's 800m thanks to his recent 1:43.76 personal best in Rieti.
2010 World Indoor champion and current world leader Debbie Dunn leads the 400m field where she'll take on 2008 Olympic silver medalist Shericka Williams (JAM). 2008 Olympic 4x400m gold medalist Natasha Hastings is also entered. 2010 USA Outdoor champion Connie Moore and 2008 Olympian Marshevet Meyers are set to run the women's 200m.
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