ATLANTA – A few of the quickest runners on the planet are headed to Atlanta this weekend as Piedmont Park prepares to host the Atlanta Metropolis Video games, a world-class observe occasion that includes Olympic athletes from throughout the globe and proper right here in Georgia.
Set on a specifically constructed 200-meter straightaway within the park’s meadows, the occasion will showcase top-tier observe and subject expertise, together with 2024 Olympian Anna Corridor and world-class hurdler Tia Jones, a Marietta native and Walton Excessive Faculty alumna.
What they’re saying:
“I’m actually excited,” stated Corridor, a silver-medal heptathlete and former College of Georgia standout. “We need to placed on an ideal present.”
The Atlanta Monitor Membership, which is organizing the occasion, says the short-term observe was constructed with precision and care, utilizing imported Italian mondo rubber and tons of metal to make sure an elite-level competitors floor.
“If you happen to have been right here all week you’d see the tons and tons of metal and tons and tons of mondo rubber from Italy that have been introduced in to create this completely stage 200-meter straightaway,” stated Wealthy Kenah, CEO of the Atlanta Monitor Membership and a bronze medalist on the 1997 World Championships. “The entire level of that is to convey Olympic observe and subject to the individuals.”
What we all know:
The Atlanta Metropolis Video games, which start at 8 a.m. Saturday and run via 10 a.m., may also embody races for up-and-coming athletes, a youngsters’ mile, and a highschool observe meet at Midtown Excessive Faculty.
“It’s lots of enjoyable each time, so I’m actually excited to be again in Atlanta,” stated Corridor.
For Jones, the hometown occasion carries particular which means. “It at all times feels good to return again and run for my metropolis,” she stated.
Kenah echoed the importance of the occasion’s location. “Atlanta is an Olympic metropolis,” he stated, referencing town’s legacy as host of the 1996 Summer time Olympics.
What’s subsequent:
The Atlanta Metropolis Video games is free and open to the general public.
The Supply: FOX 5’s Christopher King spoke with organizers of the occasion for this text.
