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
Men's
Event | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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
Mixed
Event | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
2×200m relay | | | | | | | • | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
References
- ^ 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.