USATF announces 2021 Journey To Gold - Tokyo Outdoor Track & Field Series

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INDIANAPOLIS — USA Track & Field is pleased to announce its upcoming Journey to Gold - Tokyo Outdoor Track & Field Series, offering high-level competitive opportunities for its professional athletes and Olympic hopefuls, prize money and additional opportunities for World Athletics rankings points. The Journey to Gold - Tokyo Series will consist of eleven (11) meets in eight cities providing over $1 Million in prize money. The first competition of the series will be Saturday, April 3 with meets held through Sunday, June 6.
 
“Working with our partners all over the country, we’ve put together a fantastic schedule, providing athletes with much-needed, high level competitions,” said USATF CEO Max Siegel.
 
The events will provide a range of opportunities to score higher World Athletics ranking points, an important component for World Rankings and entry into international championships events and the Olympic Games. Specifics on World Athletics designations, broadcast information, the events being staged at each meet and the prize money schedules for each will be forthcoming.
 
The calendar, which remains tentative at this time, includes:

Date	Event	Venue	Location
DateSaturday, April 3	EventUSATF Sprint Summit	VenuePrairie View A&M	LocationPrairie View, Texas
DateSaturday, April 24	EventUSATF Grand Prix	VenueTBD	LocationTBD
DateFriday, May 7	EventUSATF Distance Open	VenueTBD	LocationTBD
DateSunday, May 9	EventUSATF Golden Games	VenueTBD	LocationTBD
DateThursday, May 13	EventUSATF Distance Classic	VenueTBD	LocationTBD
DateTuesday, May 18	EventUSATF Open	VenueAP Ranch	LocationFort Worth, Texas
DateSaturday, May 22	EventUSATF Throws Festival	VenueTBD	LocationTBD
DateSunday, May 23	Eventadidas Boost Boston Games	VenueStreets of Boston	LocationBoston, Massachusetts
DateTuesday, May 25	EventUSATF Invitational	VenuePrairie View A&M	LocationPrairie View, Texas
DateSaturday, May 29	EventChula Vista Field Festival	VenueChula Vista Training Center	LocationChula Vista, California
DateSunday, June 6	EventUSATF Showcase	VenuePrairie View A&M	LocationPrairie View, Texas

 
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, all meets are pending USATF, local and state health protocols and are subject to change.