Olympic Ambitions and Invictus Dash NYRR at 109th Millrose Games
February 20, 2016
The Wall Street Journal reports “as the track and field community counts down to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, several hopefuls will be in New York on Saturday for the 109th Millrose Games at the 168th Street Armory.” On hand will also be active duty and retired U.S. military service members who are currently training for the upcoming international Invictus Games 2016 adaptive sports competition. The Millrose Games will feature the “Invictus Dash”, a “new event at the prominent indoor track and field meet.
Journalist Sara Geronimo highlights “the annual indoor meet will feature a handful of defending Olympic champions, including sprinter Allyson Felix and decathlete Ashton Eaton”.
Six adaptive sports athletes will represent the United States military in the “Invictus Dash” featuring several athletes who are currently training for the upcoming international Invictus Games 2016 taking place at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex from May 8 – May 12, 2016. The following Invictus Games athletes were selected to compete in the Invictus Dash:
• Staff Sgt. Robert Brown, U.S. Army
• Staff Sgt. Gideon Connelly, Air National Guard
• Sgt. Ana Manciaz, U.S. Army veteran
• Sgt. Ryan McIntosh, U.S. Army
• Capt. William Reynolds (ret.), U.S. Army
• Cpl. Joshua Wege (ret.), U.S. Marine Corps
Invictus Dash is scheduled take place at 5:44 p.m. EST on Saturday, February 20, 2016.
About the NYRR Millrose Games
With a storied history that spans more than a century, the NYRR Millrose Games is one of track and field’s most prestigious and enduring annual events. A New York City sports staple, the meet moved to the New Balance Track & Field Center at The Armory in Washington Heights in 2012 after having called Madison Square Garden home from 1914 to 2011. The Games—established by employees of Wanamaker’s Department Store—features track and field’s most prolific male and female stars as well as collegiate, high school, club and youth competitors. More than 200 athletes share the distinction of being both Millrose and Olympic champions. In November 2013, New York Road Runners became the title sponsor of the NYRR Millrose Games, which is hosted by the Armory Foundation. For all the news about the 109th NYRR Millrose Games please click here, www.nyrrmillrosegames.org/news/.
About the Invictus Games 2016
The 2016 Invictus Games, presented by Jaguar Land Rover, will bring together more than 500 competitors from 15 nations to compete in 10 sports – archery, cycling, indoor rowing, power lifting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and field, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair tennis.
The Games begin in less than 100 Days – May 8-12, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World® Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Fans can sign-up for ticket updates by clicking on the button below.
