NEW YORK CITY - Stacy Dragila, who at the 2000 Olympics
won the first gold medal awarded in the women's pole vault, says she is
planning to compete in the Reebok Grand Prix on Saturday.The Reebok Grand Prix will be the first international competition ever
held in the new Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island, and marks the return
of world-class outdoor track and field to the East Coast. Tickets, at $30
and $20, are still available but going fast.
Dragila, the 34-year-old two-time World Champion and 16-time US
champion (eight outdoor titles and eight indoor), sustained an Achilles
injury in early spring, and the popular vaulter has missed most of the
outdoor season while recovering.
The Reebok Grand Prix is one of the last chances to tune up before the
US Outdoor Track & Field Championships later this month, where the
pole-vault pioneer would have to compete to earn a spot on the US
team for the World Championships later this summer.
The Reebok Grand Prix this Saturday, June 11, is the fifth stop of USA
Track & Field's Visa Championship Series, and will be televised live on
NBC from 4-5:30 p.m. ET. Information and tickets for the Reebok Grand
Prix are available at www.ReebokGrandPrix.com or by calling 1-877-RBK-
GP05.