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http://goldengrandprix-japan.com/

RESULTS 2011

Many IAAF World Challenge meetings are also part of the IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge that starts its second year. A total of 202 000 USD prize money is waiting for top male and female throwers. The series will start on May 8 at Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Kawasaki with men competition and home hero Koji Murofushi.

He will face the latest winner in the inaugural IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge series, Dilshod Nazarov (TJK) and bronze from Barcelona 2010 Krisztian Pars (HUN). Asian Games winner Dilshod Nazarov of Tajikistan, Latvian record holder Igors Sokolovs and European 2006 medalist Oli-Pekka Karjalainen of Finland are also on the start list.

In javelin world medalist Yukifumi Murakami will face New Zealand champion Stuart Farquhar and US Mike Hazle. In the pole vault Asian record holder Daichi Sawano is going to meet with Mexican record holder Gianni Lanaro, Chinese Yang Yansheng and Russian Sergey Kucheryanu who lives now in Australia. In men sprints Kenji Narisako is going to run the 400 m hurdles with Australian champ Brendan Cole, US Ryan Wilson is the star of 110 m hurdles with Chinese world finalist Shi Dongpeng. In the female events national record holder Chisato Fukushima is featured in the 100 m against one of the best African sprinters Ruddy Zang Milama from Gabon. Strong US duo Mary Wineberg and Shareese Woods is scheduled against Moncton silver winner Margaret Etim of Nigeria in the 400 m. Australian Lauren Boden, Romanian Barcelona 5th placer Angela Morosanu, US Christine Spence and home record holder Satomi Kubokura will run the 400 m hurdles. The meeting will be staged despite difficult times in Japan.

Events

Men Events 100, 200, 800, 110H, 400H, PV, LJ, HT, JT
Women Events 100, 400, 100H, 400H, LJ

Start List

Seiko Golden Grand Prix published the first start list for the meet on May 8. It can be downloaded here.

Official  start list can be found also on the web pages: WOMEN and MEN

General information

Kawasaki (川崎市) is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area. Kawasaki occupies a belt of land stretching about 30 km along the south bank of the Tama River, which divides it from Tokyo. The eastern end of the belt, centered around JR Kawasaki Station, is flat and largely consists of industrial zones and densely built working-class housing, the Western end mountainous and more suburban. The coastline of Tokyo Bay is occupied by vast heavy industrial complexes built on reclaimed land.

Contacts

Mr Keisuke SAWAKI

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