Adam Gemili in action at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in London (© Getty Images)
European 200m champion Adam Gemili will line up for a pre-World Championships showdown with some of the world’s best sprinters at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on 24-25 July, the London leg of the IAAF Diamond League.
The Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games takes place just four weeks before the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015. The meeting will provide an important yardstick for Gemili and Britain’s top athletes as they prepare to battle for medals in China.
“I can’t wait to compete against the world’s best sprinters in the former Olympic Stadium at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games,” said Gemili. “It will give me a clear insight into where I am ahead of the World Championships. It’s an inspirational venue and I’m sure this race will have a major championship feel.
“As a Londoner it really means a lot to me to be able to compete at such a prestigious event in my home city, alongside so many Olympic and world champions. I raced at the inaugural event in 2013, so I know the atmosphere will be amazing because the support of the British crowd is always fantastic.
Gemili, who won gold in the 4x100m at the European Championships last year, is part of the new generation of British sprinters aiming to give the US and Jamaican athletes a run for their money in Beijing and beyond.
Gemili is the latest British athlete to be announced for the meeting, joining the likes of world 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu and Olympic champions Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford.
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2015 IAAF Diamond League calendar
Doha, QAT – 15 May
Shanghai, CHN – 17 May
Eugene, USA – 30 May
Rome, ITA – 4 June
Birmingham, GBR – 7 June
Oslo, NOR – 11 June
New York, USA – 13 June
Paris, FRA – 4 July
Lausanne, SUI – 9 July
Monaco, MON – 17 July
London, GBR – 24-25 July
Stockholm, SWE – 30 July
Zurich, SUI – 3 September
Brussels, BEL – 11 September
