Lawrence, Kansas - Reigning Olympic and world 100m champion Justin Gatlin and former world and 2000 Olympic 100m champion Maurice Greene will anchor rival 4x100m teams at the Kansas Relays on April 22.
Meet organisers announced on Wednesday that the main event features an HSI International squad with three-time world 100m champion Greene, 2003 world 200m champion John Capel and Leonard Scott, sixth at 2005's World Championship.
Pitted against them will be another all-US lineup of stars featuring Gatlin, Olympic 200m champion Shawn Crawford and Dwight Thomas, ranked fourth in the world at 100m.
Greene's first coach, Al Hobson, will also enter a "Hobson's Choice" relay line-up that includes Mark Jelks, Mardy Scales and Rae Edwards from the US 4x100m relay pool at 2005's World Outdoor Championships.
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World champion Allyson Felix, the 2004 Olympic silver medallist, world 4x100 relay champion member Muna Lee and world 200m runner-up Rachelle Smith meet in a 100m showdown of US stars that includes world junior champion Ashley Owens.
"This year is all about match-ups," meet director Tim Weaver said. "Each of our featured events will have at least two champions competing."
Twelve other invitational events will be contested at the meet. - Sapa-AFP
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