A post-Olympic sprint festival in Zurich!

Usain Bolt, who had confirmed his appearance in Zurich early on, will meet his strongest challengers in London, Yohan Blake (JAM) and Tyson Gay (USA), European Champion Christophe Lemaître, as well Churandy Martina (NED) again in the Letzigrund Stadium starting blocks.

Both Blake and Bolt have not yet decided whether they will run the 100m or 200m race. Gay has opted for the 100m, while Lemaître and Martina will tackle the 200m. “It is quite unusual that we could sign agreements with the fastest sprinters at such an early stage,” Meeting Director Patrick K. Magyar explained. “This extraordinary line-up in the sprint allows us to live up to our reputation of staging Olympic Games in one night.”