Top hurdlers set for new challenge

Olympic gold medallist Dawn Harper leads a strong field announced on Wednesday for the womens 50m hurdles at next months US Open indoor athletics meeting at Madison Square Garden.USA Track and Field said that Harper would be joined in the event by two-time defending world indoor champion Lolo Jones, USA Indoor and Outdoor champion Kellie Wells and British national record-holder Tiffany Ofili Porter.The showdown adds to previously announced stars Jesse Williams, Christian Cantwell, Adam Nelson, Bernard Lagat, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Asafa Powell, David Oliver and Jenn Suhr, all seeking to get their Olympic-season campaigns off to flying starts.The famed arena in Manhattan will host the first edition of the US Open on January 28 as the first event of USA Track and Fields Visa Championship Series.
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