Bershawn Jackson cruises to the US title in 48.03 (© Getty Images)
2005 World 400m Hurdles champion Bershawn "Batman" Jackson will face a tough challenge from Trinidad & Tobago's 2009 World 400m bronze medalist Renny Quow in the men's 600 yards at the 103rd Millrose Games on 29 January in New York City.
The Millrose Games is an IAAF Indoor Permit meeting, the first of a series of ten meetings in 2010.
Jackson is coming off a strong 2009 season where he successfully defended his USA men's 400m Hurdles title, won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Berlin and posted wins at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York and the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore.
Jackson last won the 600 yard race at Millrose in 2008 in 1:10.34. Additionally, Jackson was victorious at Millrose in 2007 when he crossed the finish line in 1:11.48, with Quow finishing as the runner-up in 1:14.02.
Quow greatly improved on his 2007 time when he won the event at The Garden last year in 1:11:32. A 2008 Olympic finalist, Quow finished first last year in the 400m at the Oslo Golden League fixture, and collected runner-up finishes at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York and at the Memorial van Damme in Brussels.
Lee, Myers, Knight & Barber set to tussle in the women’s 60m
2008 Olympic finalists Muna Lee and Marshevet (Hooker) Myers, defending Millrose champion Bianca Knight and reigning USA indoor champion Lisa Barber will be the favorites to win in the women's 60m.
The 2009 USA 100m and 200m runner-up, Lee was a finalist at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 100m (5th) and 200m (4th) and won the Olympic Trials 100m.
Knight, the 2008 NCAA Indoor 200m champion, won the 60m at Millrose last year in 7.23, ahead of Lee who clocked 7.28
Myers is no stranger to The Garden, finishing runner-up in the 60m in 2007. Nor is Barber, the 2006 World indoor champion over the distance, who opened that season with a memorable battle with Jamaican Olympic gold medallist Veronica Campbell to the wire. The two crossed the finish line together in 7.10 in what appeared to be a dead heat before a photo reading gave the edge to Campbell by the slimmest of margins.
Vlasic drops out of Millrose Games
Two-time World champion in the High Jump, Blanka Vlasic of Croatia, who was to make her US debut in New York, has pulled out of the meet due to illness.
Organisers for the IAAF
The Millrose Games is an IAAF Indoor Permit meeting, the first of a series of ten meetings in 2010.
Jackson is coming off a strong 2009 season where he successfully defended his USA men's 400m Hurdles title, won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Berlin and posted wins at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York and the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore.
Jackson last won the 600 yard race at Millrose in 2008 in 1:10.34. Additionally, Jackson was victorious at Millrose in 2007 when he crossed the finish line in 1:11.48, with Quow finishing as the runner-up in 1:14.02.
Quow greatly improved on his 2007 time when he won the event at The Garden last year in 1:11:32. A 2008 Olympic finalist, Quow finished first last year in the 400m at the Oslo Golden League fixture, and collected runner-up finishes at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York and at the Memorial van Damme in Brussels.
Lee, Myers, Knight & Barber set to tussle in the women’s 60m
2008 Olympic finalists Muna Lee and Marshevet (Hooker) Myers, defending Millrose champion Bianca Knight and reigning USA indoor champion Lisa Barber will be the favorites to win in the women's 60m.
The 2009 USA 100m and 200m runner-up, Lee was a finalist at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 100m (5th) and 200m (4th) and won the Olympic Trials 100m.
Knight, the 2008 NCAA Indoor 200m champion, won the 60m at Millrose last year in 7.23, ahead of Lee who clocked 7.28
Myers is no stranger to The Garden, finishing runner-up in the 60m in 2007. Nor is Barber, the 2006 World indoor champion over the distance, who opened that season with a memorable battle with Jamaican Olympic gold medallist Veronica Campbell to the wire. The two crossed the finish line together in 7.10 in what appeared to be a dead heat before a photo reading gave the edge to Campbell by the slimmest of margins.
Vlasic drops out of Millrose Games
Two-time World champion in the High Jump, Blanka Vlasic of Croatia, who was to make her US debut in New York, has pulled out of the meet due to illness.
Organisers for the IAAF
