Sally Pearson leads all-star cast at Athlone GP

A host of international stars are set to take on some of Ireland’s best athletes at the Athlone International Grand Prix this evening.

Australia has been generating headlines with their bold new format branded Nitro Athletics which was spearheaded by Usain Bolt last week in Melbourne. Some of the stars of the show Ryan Gregson and Genevieve LaCaze have a quick turnaround and will be racing in Athlone alongside their compatriot Sally Pearson who won the 100m hurdles at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

“Some people thought it was good and others didn’t,” said Pearson of the new Nitro concept at the pre-race press conference in Athlone.