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Elaine Thompson and Dafne Schippers clash highlights Eugene, Diamond League meet

by May 25th, 2017

An all-star clash in the women’s 200 metres  will  be  the  highlight  of  the IAAF Diamond  League  meeting  in  Eugene, Oregon  on  Saturday.

The Prefontaine Classic will  be  the  third  stop  of the  2017  Diamond  League  series  and  will  feature  double  Olympic gold  medal winner  Elaine  Thompson  and  her  main  rival  2015  world  champion Dafne  Schippers   of  the  Netherlands.

2012 Olympic 200m champion Allyson Felix , Shaune Miller  of  the  Bahamas and  Jenna  Prandini  of  the  USA  are  also  in the  field  for  the  event  which  will  be  contested  on  Saturday  afternoon.

The  women’s  100  metres  include two  times  Olympic  200  metres  champion Veronica  Campbell-Brown  and  Simone  Facey.

Olympic  champion  Omar  McLeod  and  Ronald  Levy  are  listed  for  the  110  metre  hurdles, while  Janieve  Russell  will  contest  the  Women’s  400  metre  hurdles.

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