Jamaica sprint star Yohan Blake leads star line-up at Morton Games

The stage is set for a top class evening of athletics at the Morton Games in Morton Stadium, Santry this evening headlined by the second fastest man in history, Yohan Blake, and World Universities 400m hurdles champion Thomas Barr.

Some of the best athletes in the world will be competing in Santry including the second fastest (tied) man on the planet ‘The Beast’, Yohan Blake of Jamaica. Also competing will be Ireland’s World Universities champion Thomas Barr (Ferrybank) who will get the international programme underway in the 400m hurdles at 7.10pm.

Barr will face stiff opposition despite the withdrawal of former world champion Dai Greene. The Waterford man kicked the event off to the perfect start last year when he beat defending Jehue Gordon and he will be looking to replicate that performance again. His main contenders include Michal Broz (Czech Republic), Seb Rodgers (GBR) and Quincy Downing (USA).