Golden Gala: the first big stars have already arrived in Rome

6/1/2015

Rome is in full preparation for the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea. Just three days to go to the Rome international meeting on Thursday 4th June some big stars of the meeting have already arrived in the Italian Capital. Justin Gatlin, the fastest man in the world at the moment, has already arrived in the ATA Hotel Villa Pamphili, the headquarter of the meeting. The golden girls of the 100 metres hurdles, Olympic champion Sally Pearson and World Champion Brianna Rollins are already in the Eternal City. Other stars will follow in the next few hours. Some of the stars will take part in the Kid clinics on Wednesday 3rd June in the Stadio dei Marmi. The clinics consist in a series of special training sessions with young athletes from the athletics schools from Lazio. Olympic triple jump silver medallist Will Claye and Jamaican 400m hurdler Kaliese Spencer have pulled out of the meeting. The RunFest, one of the major events of the Golden Gala will open its doors tomorrow. Many activities will be organized for everyone: mini-competitions, plays, meetings with the stars, urban trail, exhibitions and workshops.