Weir To Run 100m At JII

Published by The Gleaner on April 24, 2014

World Championships 200m silver medallist Warren Weir has been added to the already-impressive 100m line-up for next Saturday's Jamaica International Invitational (JII) inside the National Stadium.

The 2012 Olympic 200m bronze medal winner is looking to compete in more 100m races this year, and he couldn't have asked for a better field with Americans Justin Gatlin, the World Champs silver medallist, and Walter Dix, as well as World Champs bronze medal winner Nesta Carter, all set to compete.

The JII field already includes Jamaican stars Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Stephenie McPherson, Kaliese Spencer, Novlene Williams-Mills and Nickel Ashmeade, along with overseas standouts LaShawn Merritt, Luguelin Santos, Brianna Rollins, Allyson Felix and Felix Sanchez.