On Saturday 19th July international athletes from across the world will compete at the annual Loughborough European Athletics Permit meet (LEAP).
The event, being held at Loughborough University, will be for some of the athletes their final competition on the track and in the field before the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, commencing less than a week after the event.
This year LEAP will see a number of athletes from the Australian Commonwealth Games team, World and Paralympic Champion Jason Symth, and a 4x100m relay which will see a number of international squads.
Other athletes competing include sub 10 second 100m sprinter Kemar Hyman of the Cayman Islands, Tawana Meadows who was part of the USA 2014 World Relays gold medal winning team, and Melissa Breen the Australian 100m national record holder.
Also attending are a number of GB international athletes, including Richard Buck and Daniel Awde.
Further international athletes that have confirmed can be found on the website, there are still additional athletes to be added to this.
It’s an event not to be missed! The event will be broadcast online by Vinco, further information can be found here.
Tickets and further information available at www.loughboroughsport.com/LEAP.
Confirmed Athletes:
Ones to Watch
Men’s 100m
Jason Smyth (Ireland) – T13 100m & 200m World Record Holder, Paralympic and Double World Champion Kemar Hyman (Cayman Islands) – PB 9.95s
Women’s 100m
Melissa Breen (Australia) – National Record Holder Tawana Meadows (USA) – 2014 World Relays Gold Medallist
Men’s 110mH
Greggmar Swift (Barbados) – Commonwealth Games Medal Contender Sid Thingalaya (India) – National Record Holder Nicolas Hough (Australia)- 2012 World Junior Silver
Women’s 100mH
Kierre Beckles (Barbados) – Commonwealth Medal Contender Michelle Jenneke (Australia)- 2012 World Junior Silver
Javelin
Stuart Farquhar (New Zealand) – Commonwealth 2010 Silver
Men’s 400m
Steven Solomon (Australia) – 2012 Olympic finalist Richard Buck (Great Britain) – Double Olympian and European finalist Dan Awde (Great Britain) – Double Olympian (Decathlon)
Click here for a list of the other athletes confirmed (as at 9th July).
