Tom Jordan, 2018 Pre Classic Presser, photo by PhotoRun.net
EUGENE (USA): Distance races are likely to still feature at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene despite the IAAF deciding to cut the Diamond League programme from 32 to 24 events and delete disciplines longer than 3000m. Meetings will be able to hold other events outside of the Diamond League section which is part of the main television feed. Tom Jordan, organiser of the Prefontaine Classic, which is moving to Stanford this year, told Reuters: “When we’re back at the new Hayward Field (with the Classic) I imagine that we would have the distance night on Friday as we have had in the past that could feature a 10,000 metres, could feature a 5,000 metres, or could feature one of each for men and women. We are certainly going to play to our base and that is middle and long distance plus virtually every event.”
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Tom Jordan, 2018 Pre Classic Presser, photo by PhotoRun.net
