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Trayvon Bromell and Andre De Grasse announced for Birmingham
- Updated: May 16, 2016
Diamond League
A further eleven global medallists have been announced for the Birmingham Diamond League meeting at the Alexander Stadium on June 5.
In the men’s 200m, world indoor 60m champion Trayvon Bromell of the USA lines up against Canada’s Andre De Grasse. Bromell and De Grasse have established themselves among the world’s best young sprinting talents and the pair will meet over 200m for the first time at the prestigious IAAF Diamond League event.
It will also be the first time that the two sprinters have competed against each other since they tied for the bronze medal at last year’s IAAF World Championships in Beijing and Bromell is looking forward to renewing their rivalry.
“I’m really looking forward to testing myself over 200m at the Birmingham Diamond League,” said the 20-year-old, who will first compete over 100m at the Co-op Bank Great CityGames Manchester on May 20.
“I’ve had some close competitions with Andre (De Grasse) at collegiate level and especially in Beijing last summer, and it …
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