It's Official. Usain Bolt will Run in Toronto

This morning the long-awaited press conference was held at the University of Toronto, announcing that the Festival of Excellence is on for June 11 at the Varsity Centre.

Members of the press and several dignitaries were on hand to hear the genesis of the event, what events will be running, and which athletes will be competing. While Bolt is clearly the headliner (assuming he stays healthy and can avoid any more car accidents), the field of athletes is impressive: Priscilla Lopes-Sliep (bronze medalist in the 400 hurdles), Perdita Felicien, Bryan Clay, Christopher Tyler, Chaunte Howard, Mark Dillon, and others.



John Carson and I were on hand, and had the privilege of interviewing both Priscilla and her coach, as well as Canadian running legend, Bruce Kidd. Those videos will be up later today.




TSN will broadcast the Festival live on the evening of June 11, but there will be events through the day for school children, and live music during the afternoon up to showtime.

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