Hession set to take on former world champ Collins

KIM COLLINS will provide a formidable challenge for Paul Hession in the sprints when Cork City Sports relocates to the plush surroundings of the CIT Track in Bishopstown on Saturday week.

The St Kitts & Nevis sprinter who took the world by storm with a stunning victory in the 100m at the world championships in Paris in 2003 continues to be a force in world athletics.

After Paris in 2003 he finished sixth in the 100m final at the Athens Olympics the following year and he ended up sixth in the 200m in Beijing two years ago (20.59) – part of a sensational final in which Usain Bolt set a new world record at 19.30 seconds.