Presented this Sunday at the Claude Robillard complex north of the city and open to athletes of all skill levels, the Montreal Athletics Classic will welcome athletes from the Open, Elite and Premium streams, among others.
This meeting is geared towards excellence. The Classic will be fourth in the Athletics Canada National Circuit program and will support Canadian athletes looking to qualify for Canadian Championships or World Championships.
It promises
Athletics enthusiasts will be amazed. Among other things, on the 100 m with three runners who negotiated times under the bar of 10.17 s. They are Canadian Bolade Ajomale, American IIlias Garcia and Usheoritse Itsekiri from Nigeria, semi-finalist at the Tokyo Olympics.
In the women’s pole vault, the competition will be enriched by the participation of Canadian record holder Alysha Newman, who achieved a performance of 4.81m in 2019.
In the women’s 100-200m event, three-time Olympic gold medalist and Canadian 200m record-breaking woman Crystal Emmanuel is sure to draw attention.
For the middle-distance enthusiasts, Quebec’s Thomas Fafard, still progressing in 13m37s in the 5000m, will start the 1500m in an elevated peloton where the needle could stop 3m38s.
The competition offers Quebec and Canadian athletes an excellent opportunity to qualify for the Canadian Championships, taking place June 22-26 in Langley, British Columbia.
In addition, the organization will provide the optimal conditions for athletes seeking a standard for the World Athletics Championships, which will be held in Eugene, Oregon from July 19-25.
support for Ukraine
For the first time in its history, the Montreal Athletics Classic is selling tickets to attend the events at a price of $20. In these trying times for the Ukrainian people, The Classic will donate 50% of its box office proceeds to support Ukraine through the Congress of Ukrainian Canadians through the Sainte-Sophie Orthodox Church in Montreal.