USA\u2019s Yared Nuguse and Grant Fisher will return to the scene of their respective mile and 3000m short track world records when they race at the Millrose Games, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold event, in New York on 1 February.<\/p>\n
Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Nuguse will go for his fourth consecutive NYRR Wanamaker Mile victory, in a race against Hobbs Kessler and Cameron Myers, who finished second and third behind him this year. Nuguse broke the world record with his winning performance of 3:46.63, a record that was improved to 3:45.14 by Jakob Ingebrigtsen in Lievin.<\/p>\n
Olympic 5000m and 10,000m bronze medallist Fisher will take on the two-mile event in 2026, renewing his rivalry with Olympic 1500m and world 5000m champion Cole Hocker.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two athletes both finished inside the previous world short track record when they raced the 3000m this year, Fisher winning in 7:22.91 and Hocker finishing second in 7:23.14.<\/p>\n
A series of other major medallists will join them in New York.<\/p>\n
Saint Lucia\u2019s 2024 world indoor 60m champion Julien Alfred, who won the Olympic 100m title last year, has been announced for the 60m against Jacious Sears, Dina Asher-Smith and Aleia Hobbs.<\/p>\n
In the 60m hurdles, Bahamian two-time world indoor champion and world record-holder Devynne Charlton will face Jamaica\u2019s Danielle Williams and Megan Tapper.<\/p>\n
USA\u2019s two-time world shot put gold medallist Joe Kovacs will open his season, as part of a field also featuring Rajindra Campbell, Josh Awotunde, Tripp Piperi, Roger Steen and Chuk Enekwechi.<\/p>\n
Elle St. Pierre will seek another victory in the NYRR Women\u2019s Wanamaker Mile. She will face some tough competition from Jess Hull, Nikki Hiltz, Dorcus Ewoi and Sinclaire Johnson.<\/p>\n
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