2012 Aviva Indoor Grand Prix live on BBC One
February 15, 2012 · 0 Comments
BBC One will broadcast live coverage of the 2012 Aviva Indoor Grand Prix Athletics from the NIA, Birmingham on Saturday 18 February from 1pm.
The event is widely regarded as the highest-profile meeting on the indoor circuit and this year has again attracted a world-class field, including British world champion Mo Farah, heptathlon queen Jessica Ennis and former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell.
Farah will compete over two miles, having memorably set a British indoor record for the 5,000m at this meeting last year. It was the 25th British record to be set at the National Indoor Arena, where 14 world records have also been broken.
Jamaican sprinter Powell makes a rare outing over 60m, having clocked more sub-10 second performances over 100m than any other athlete in history. Powell, who is making his UK indoor debut, faces local favourite Mark Lewis-Francis, while world-class middle-distance runners Jenny Meadows and Hannah England are also in action.
Jonathan Edwards will present live BBC One coverage on Saturday 18 February from 1pm with commentary from Paul Dickenson, Steve Cram and Ron McIntosh.
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