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May 12, 2006

Athletics Canada confirms Pacific World Cup athletes

Athletics Canada today confirmed a number of athletes that will take part in the 2nd Annual Pacific World Cup in Burnaby, BC, on June 8th. East will meet West in the 2006 Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic at Swangard Stadium as this dual international track and field meet features national team athletes from Canada and the People's Republic of China.

Athletics Canada will confirm more athletes in the coming days to finalize the Pacific World Cup roster.

Pacific Cup confirmed athletes

Name Hometown Event Akinsulie, Esther Ottawa, ON 400m / 4x400m Barnett, Brian Edmonton, AB 4x400m Boateng, Kwaku Montreal, QC High Jump Christopher, Tyler Edmonton, AB 4x400m Cummins, Diane Vancouver, BC 800m Elmore, Malindi Calgary, AB 1500m Fell, Corri Vancouver, BC 400m Hurdles Gill, David Mashteuiatsh, QC 800m Henry, Anson Pickering, ON 100m / 4x100m Hurtubise, Neal Coquitlam, BC 4x400m Kunkel, Adam Nanoose Bay, BC High Jump McCann, Stephanie Surrey, BC Pole Vault McKenzie, Ryan Windsor, ON 1500m Metcalfe, Megan Edmonton, AB 1500m Muir, Carline Toronto, ON 400m / 4x400m O'Brien, Trevor St. Johns, NL 1500m Power, Adrienne Halifax, NS 4x100m Snyder, Trevor Windsor, ON Javelin Tadili, Achraf Laval, QC 800m Taylor, Nathan Coquitlam, BC 4x100m Teteris, Aimee Vancouver, BC 800m Thibault, Geneviève Val Bélair, QC 100m / 4x100m Wright, Neville Edmonton, AB 4x100m

Coaches / Staff Martin Goulet Head Coach Montreal, QC Glenroy Gilbert Sprint / Relay Coach Ottawa, ON Markus Bill Team Manager Vancouver, BC

Edmonton's Tyler Christopher will compete in the 4X400m relay. Christopher won bronze at the 2005 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki Finland posting a new Canadian Record of 44.44 in the 400m.

Pole vaulter Stephanie McCann from Surrey enters the Pacific World Cup coming off a bronze medal performance at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne Australia.

Pickering's Anson Henry will be competing in the 100m, and the 4X100m relay, while Coquitlam's Nathan Taylor will compete in the 4X100m relay. Henry and Taylor were both members of Canada's bronze medal relay team in Melbourne.

Also competing will be Achraf Tadili of Laval who captured silver at the Commonwealth Games in the 800m with a time of 1:46.93.

With Canada and China set to host the next 2 Olympics Games - Beijing 2008 and Vancouver 2010 - the Pacific World Cup is a celebration of international cooperation and encompasses many of the same virtues as the Olympic Games.

Athletics Canada is the national sport governing body for the sport of track and field, cross country running, road running and road racing.

For more information:
Mathieu Gentès
Marketing and Communications Manager
Athletics Canada
(613) 260-5580 ext. 3303 / mgentes@athletics.ca

For media inquiries contact:
Diane Clement
(604) 261-6220 / dclement00@hotmail.com

For athlete information contact:
Marek Jedrzejek
(604) 822-6259 / marekj@interchange.ubc.ca
or
Doug Clement
dclement00@hotmail.com

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