Posted: July 6, 2005

Athletics: 11 Out Of 12 Jackpot Contenders Declare For Rome TDK Golden League

Rome, Italy - According to the latest provisional start-list for the Borotalco Golden Gala, the second leg of the TDK Golden League 2005, eleven out of the twelve event winners from last Friday’s opening meeting in Paris St-Denis will compete this Friday 8 July in the Italian capital’s Olympic Stadium.

Only one star athlete who won in Paris, Kenenisa Bekele (men’s 3000m/5000m) has decided not to continue his quest for at least a portion of the $1 million TDK Golden League Jackpot, which awaits any athlete who wins his or her discipline at each of the six TDK Golden League 2005 meets, and then also competes at the World Athletics Final (Fri 9 / Sat 10 September).

Don’t miss out on the chance to win a trip to Monaco

Please note, that at 9am GMT, Friday 8 July, the morning of the Rome meeting, the TDK Golden League on-line competition will close.

By taking part you have the chance to ‘Win a Trip to the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final and World Athletics Gala in Monaco’. Due to the weight of entries we have already extended the competition from the originally announced deadline of the end of Thursday, so do not miss out on the extra opportunity we have given you to enter. Good Luck!

To enter the Competition - (IAAF.org.

The 11 names in contention for Athletics’ biggest prize –

Men:
100m - Aziz Zakari (GHA)
800m - William Yiampoy (KEN)
1500m - Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN)
110m Hurdles - Ladji Doucouré (FRA)
High Jump - Stefan Holm (SWE)
Javelin Throw - Tero Pitkämäki (FIN)

Women:
100m - Christine Arron (FRA)
800m - Svetlana Cherkasova (RUS)
3000/5000m - Edith Masai (KEN)
400mH - LaShinda Demus (USA)
Triple Jump - Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS)