Adidas Boost Boston Games
Adidas Boost Boston Games | |
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Date | Late May |
Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
Event type | Track and field |
Established | 2016[1] |
Official site | [1] |
The Adidas Boost Boston Games (stylized as adidas BOOST Boston Games) is an annual track and field meeting and street meet in Boston, Massachusetts. The event was announced on the same day the Adidas Grand Prix meet in New York was removed from the Diamond League schedule in 2016.[1][2] The traditional track events are held in the on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, while the street meet portion is held on an elevated straight track constructed between Boston Common and the Boston Public Garden.[3]
The event has hosted several Olympic track and field athletes, including 400 m world record holder and Rio gold medalist Wayde van Niekerk in 2017.[4]
Event records[]
Men[]
Track portion[]
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Ref |
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400 m | 44.28 | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 2017 | [4] |
800 m | 1:45.18 | Brandon McBride | Canada | 20 May 2018 | [5] |
1500 m | 3:35.82 | Collins Cheboi | Kenya | 2017 | [4] |
Mile | 3:56.72 | Drew Hunter | United States | 20 May 2018 | [6] |
3000 m | 7:45.64 | Cyrus Rutto | Kenya | 20 May 2018 | [7] |
5000 m | 12:59.89 | Dejen Gebremeskel | Ethiopia | 2017 | [4] |
400 m hurdles | 48.69 | Michael Stigler | United States | 2016 | [8] |
Street portion[]
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Ref |
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100 m | 9.92 (+1.1 m/s) | Akani Simbine | South Africa | 16 June 2019 | [9] |
150 m (straight) | 14.69 (-0.2 m/s) | Noah Lyles | United States | 16 June 2019 | [9] |
200 m (straight) | 19.84 | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 2016 | [8] |
600 m | 1:15 | Marco Arop | Canada | 23 May 2021 | [10] |
Mile | 4:01 | Clayton Murphy | United States | 23 May 2021 | [11] |
110 m hurdles | 13.20 (0.0 m/s) | Grant Holloway | United States | 23 May 2021 | [12] |
200 m hurdles (straight) | 22.12 (-0.6 m/s) [a] | Alison dos Santos | Brazil | 23 May 2021 | [13] |
Long jump | 8.06 m | Jarrion Lawson | United States | 2016 | [8] |
Women[]
Track portion[]
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Ref |
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800 m | 1:59.27 | Ajeé Wilson | United States | 20 May 2018 | [14] |
1500 m | 4:04.65 | Dawit Seyaum | Ethiopia | 20 May 2018 | [15] |
5000 m | 15:55.24 | Caroline Kipkirui | Kenya | 20 May 2018 | [6] |
Street portion[]
Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Ref |
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100 m | 11.05 (+0.1 m/s) | Tori Bowie | United States | 20 May 2018 | [16] |
11.05 (+0.5 m/s) | Aleia Hobbs | United States | 23 May 2021 | [17] | |
150 m (straight) | 16.23 (-0.7 m/s) | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Bahamas | 20 May 2018 | [18] |
200 m (straight) | 21.76 (+0.5 m/s) | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Bahamas | 4 June 2017 | [19] |
600 m | 1:24 | Natoya Goule | Jamaica | 23 May 2021 | [20] |
Mile | 4:31 | Nikki Hiltz | United States | 23 May 2021 | [21] |
100 m hurdles | 12.49 (-0.9 m/s) | Kendra Harrison | United States | 23 May 2021 | [22] |
200 m hurdles (straight) | 24.86 (+0.1 m/s) | Shiann Salmon | Jamaica | 23 May 2021 | [23] |
Long jump | 6.78 m (+1.1 m/s) | Kate Hall | United States | 16 June 2019 | [9] |
Notes[]
- ^ by official result source, 22.11 by World Athletics source
References[]
- ^ a b "Global Athletics & Marketing to Recast adidas Grand Prix".
- ^ "IAAF Diamond League Expands Into a Fourth Continent: Africa".
- ^ "Meet Info".
- ^ a b c d "adidas Boost Boston Games 2017 Results".
- ^ "800m Results". adidasboostboston.com. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Mile Run Results". adidasboostboston.com. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "3000m Results". adidasboostboston.com. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "Adidas Boost Boston Games 2016 Results".
- ^ a b c Roy Conrad (16 June 2019). "adidas Boost Boston Games — Splashing In The Streets". trackandfieldnews.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (24 May 2021). "Hurdle stars Holloway and Harrison lead record blitz in Boston". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (24 May 2021). "Hurdle stars Holloway and Harrison lead record blitz in Boston". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (24 May 2021). "Hurdle stars Holloway and Harrison lead record blitz in Boston". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (24 May 2021). "Hurdle stars Holloway and Harrison lead record blitz in Boston". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Kevin Sully (21 May 2018). "Miller-Uibo & Hunter Shine In Boston, Centro Doubles, Wilson PRs; Pro Recap". flotrack.org. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "1500m Results". adidasboostboston.com. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "100m Results". adidasboostboston.com. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (24 May 2021). "Hurdle stars Holloway and Harrison lead record blitz in Boston". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "150m Results". adidasboostboston.com. 20 May 2018. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "South Africa's Van Niekerk wins 200m dash in Boston". Yahoo! News. AFP. 5 June 2017.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (24 May 2021). "Hurdle stars Holloway and Harrison lead record blitz in Boston". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (24 May 2021). "Hurdle stars Holloway and Harrison lead record blitz in Boston". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (24 May 2021). "Hurdle stars Holloway and Harrison lead record blitz in Boston". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (24 May 2021). "Hurdle stars Holloway and Harrison lead record blitz in Boston". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
External links[]
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