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Lagat, Stuczynski Competing at Next Month's adidas Track Classic CARSON, Calif. (April 17, 2008) Two
more reigning World Champions Bernard Lagat and Jana Rawlinson
and World Indoor Championships silver medalist Jenn Stuczynski
have been added to the lineup for the adidas Track Classic on
May 18, organizers announced today. The adidas Track Classic will
begin at 12:30 p.m. on May 18 at The Home Depot Center, on the campus
of California State University, Dominguez Hills, and will be broadcast
live on ESPN from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. PDT (4 p.m.-6 p.m. EDT). Lagat, already a two-time Olympic medalist,
last year became the first man in history to win the 1500-meter/5000-meter
double at the World Championships. Also the American Record-holder at
the distance, Lagat is the first American in history to win a World
Championship medal at 5000 meters and the first to win an Olympic or
World medal at 1500 meters since 1908. He will compete at 1500 meters
here. Last year at the adidas Track Classic,
Stuczynski thrilled the crowd when she broke Stacy Dragilas American
Record in the pole vault. Since then, the two-time US outdoor champion
has become the first American woman to jump 16 feet, tied for #2 all-time
in the world, and jumped the same height as Yelena Isinbayeva to win
a silver medal at the 2008 World Indoor Championships. An Australian, Rawlinson (formerly Pittman)
won World Championships gold in the 400-meter hurdles just eight months
after giving birth to her first child. She also won the title in 2003,
and is a four-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist at the hurdles and
the 4x400-meter relay. The three join Tyson Gay, Jeremy
Wariner and Allyson Felix, who were previously announced. Produced by Global Athletics & Marketing, Inc., the adidas Track Classic is the second stop of USA Track & Fields Visa Championship Series. Tickets, from $40 (finish line) down to $10, are now available by calling Ticketmaster at 213-480-3232 or visiting www.Ticketmaster.com. For group sales, call 1-877-AEG-TICKETS. Visit the event website at www.adidasTrackClassic.com for updates and more information.
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