The Great CityGames was a major street athletics event held annually in Manchester.[1] It was held in conjunction to the Great Manchester Run. The first event was in May 2009, the last event in May 2018.[2]
The event was originally designed to promote the Great Run, however, the Games soon became a major British athletics event, attracting athletes such as Usain Bolt, David Rudisha and Kim Collins.
Events
editMen's
editEvent | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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60m | • | |||||||||
100m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
150m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
500m | • | |||||||||
Mile | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
2 miles | • | • | ||||||||
110m hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
200m hurdles | • | • | • | • | ||||||
Shot put | • | |||||||||
Long jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
Pole vault | • | • | • | • | ||||||
Total | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Women's
editEvent | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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100m | ||||||||||
150m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
500m | ||||||||||
Mile | ||||||||||
2 miles | ||||||||||
100m hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
200m hurdles | ||||||||||
Pole vault | ||||||||||
Long jump | • | |||||||||
Total | 3 |
Mixed
editEvent | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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2×200m relay | • | |||||||||
Total | 1 |
References
edit- ^ Lovell, Lucy (27 May 2017). "Great CityGames Manchester upheld as a symbol of sporting defiance". men. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Manchester bids farewell to Great CityGames". athleticsweekly.com. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2023.