Gay, Clement, Thomas, Tikhon, Lededeva plus Powell and Richards in Yokohama – PREVIEW

Yokhama, Japan - The 2007 Super-Meet will be held tomorrow, Sunday 30 September, and five Osaka World Championship gold medallists expected to compete in Yokhama’s annual meeting: Tyson Gay (USA) at 100m and 200m, Kerron Clement (USA) at 400m Hurdles,

Donald Thomas (BAH) at High Jump, Ivan Tikhon (BLR) at Hammer Throw, and Tatyana
The biggest names in the upcoming super-meet are three sprint aces, Jamaica’s Asfa Powell, the World 100m record holder, USA’s Tyson Gay, the triple World sprint champion, and Sanya Richards, who snared a half share of the IAAF Golden League Jackpot recently.

Gay to dash 100, Powell at 200, Richards over 400

At 100m, Gay will face the Netherlands Antilles’ Churandy Martina, fifth in the World Championships at both 100m and 200m, USA’s J.J. Johnson (who will also race the 200m) and Japan’s Nobuharu Asahara. Over 200m, Powell will take-on Canada’s Tyler Christopher, sixth at 400m in the World Championships, and Japan’s Shinji Takahira.
Sanya Richards, the 2006 World Athlete of the Year, was fifth at the 200m in Osaka, but will be running 400m, the distance at which she is the season’s world leader. Richards anchored home the gold medal winning US 4x400m relay team in Osaka, and will be facing Christine Amertil, who was seventh in the 2004 Olympic Games. The best Japanese in the women’s one lap are Asami Tanno, national 400m record holder and Satomi Kubokura, national 400mH record holder.