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USAIN BOLT AND SHELLY-ANN FRASER-PRYCE’S ALMA MATER TO COMPETE IN 3rd ANNUAL SOUTH FLORIDA MULTICULTURAL GAMES

MIRAMAR – Commissioner Alexandra P. Davis and the City of Miramar Parks & Recreation Department are pleased to announce that over 431 athletes will be competing in the 3rd Annual South Florida Multi-Cultural Games featuring the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) on Monday, April 28th at the Ansin Sports Complex located at 10801 Miramar Boulevard.

The games are a track & field meet that features several world class caliber athletes from the Caribbean and the U.S. who are returning from competing in the Penn Relays.  Other countries that have been confirmed are Haiti, Guyana and Great Britain.

Commissioner Davis states that, “This number of high caliber athletes coming from other countries to compete on our world class track at Ansin shows that Miramar is becoming a destination for great athletic competition.”

Currently over 431 athletes will be competing from schools, clubs and countries such as the Atoms, Anguilla, Bethune-Cookman (M & W), Broward Elite (M), Chelmsford AC (M & W), CHTA, Cla Delfos (M & W), Concordia-Selma (M), Dominion Track Club (W), Double Pillars Athletics, Fast Lane Track Club, Florida Memorial (M), Georgia Southern Running Club (M), Gold Rush (M &W), Great Britain, Guyana, Haiti, HyTech Tigers (M), Johnson & Wales (Fla.) (M & W), Lagunna SSS (M), Mizuno, University of Miami (M), North Florida (M) and Nova Southeastern (M), Shore AC, St. Peter’s and University of Technology, Jamaica.

The Opening Ceremony will start at 3:45 pm.  Field events will begin at 12:00 pm and track events will start at 4:00 pm.  Admission for spectators is FREE.

To compete in the track events, contact www.directathletics.com.  Team fees are $75 and individual athletes are $25.

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