Berlin set to host several world champions including Blake

Berlin is set to host several world champions, including Jamaica's new 100m gold-medal winner Yohan Blake, at this Sunday's ISTAF athletics meet.

The Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF) will celebrate its 70th anniversary on Sunday and organisers are hoping for a crowd of more than 50,000 at Berlin's Olympic Stadium. So far, 29 medal winners from last week's World Championships in Daegu have signalled their intention to compete, including Jamaica's Blake, who won 100m and 4x100m relay gold in South Korea.

The 21-year-old will be up against Kim Collins, the 35-year-old former world and Commonwealth champion, and Jamaican relay team-mate Michael Frater in the sprint. Other world champions competing will include Grenada's 400m gold-medallist Kirani James, 19, who will be up against the fastest man over the distance this year in Jermaine Gonzales of Jamaica. Berlin, AFP