CityGames events allow fans to get close to the action
DAN VERNON
IT IS HARD to beat street athletics as a concept. Athletes enjoy it and thousands of fans can watch for free, up close and personal, as the No.1 Olympic sport is brought to their doorstep.
Given this, it is a growing area and the best-known events are the CityGames meetings organised by The Great Run Company and televised live on BBC. In 2009, the CityGames made a name for itself when Usain Bolt stormed through Manchester and earlier this year the city’s Deansgate and Albert Square saw another feast of track and field.