 Welcome back to this Tuesday edition of the Sports Max zone. We turn our attention now to athletics It was confirmed earlier Tuesday that a number of top-level International athletes will appear at the national stadium in Kingston, Jamaica This year's sixth the staging of the races Grand Prix set for the 1st of June the most mouthwatering clash on the cards for the meet will be the men's side with The confirmation that reigning world champion the USA's no allows Confronts a field containing world championship bronze medalist John L. Hughes and rising Jamaican Sprinter Oli Oblique Seville at this year's meet an ecstatic and guillobourne John L. Hughes says he's relishing the competition This is the Olympic year so there's no ducking so For me, I'm excited to go there and race against these guys I know oblique and I have been training pretty good and we're looking forward to going out there and you know battling it out at the end of the day We are going to be good friends at it But when we line up on the on the start line is proper rivalry Yeah, and John L has been a European champion at 100 and 200 meters his Training partner oblique Seville at the racers club shared similar sentiments about the match-up I'm very excited to compete against him because he's a competitor both of us are very competitive Even in training at times But off the track we are good but on the track, you know that when we go there to compete We are not friends with after the race. Everything is going to be okay Yeah oblique Seville a genuine rising star in Jamaican sprinting Just missing out on a medal of the last two world championships fourth in Eugene Oregon and fourth in Budapest as well But they're up against a man. No allies Mariah Ram-Harak that is the world's best at the moment He's a reigning champion not only at 100 but 200 and he was predominantly regarded as a 200 meter specialist But now he's the best at 100 as well Yes, so what that tells you is this graces Grand Prix we're in lands first an exciting treat Who is going to win will be the question because both candidates are extremely mouthwatering And I think it's a difficult one to call what I do know is lovers of this sport and of course, you know Lovers of track and field would be glued in to see this match up Yeah, well, I would be the favorite. That's for sure and he is a champion He has a lot of confidence and he is he considers himself the the successor to use in both dominance that he you know Just hovered over the track and field world since his 2008 Beijing exploits straight to his retirement in 2016 but Lyles has that kind of Self-belief and and confidence when he takes the world stage that he feels that the world is watching him He's the man that is on show and he's he's there to give a show and I think he's good for track and field I think his personality attracts people to the sport and he's very outspoken as well. Yeah, and Says things sometimes that will rile up people from time to time But that's good for the sport. It is good for the sport It attracts attention to his sport and he sees himself as a flag bearer for for the sport that pays him And I think he's coming to Jamaica to show the Jamaican fans his quality and That he's the best in the world. How do you think the turnout is going to be? I saw the ticket prices came out earlier today Ricardo posted it in our Workgroup Do you think it's going to be a massive turnout now that the excitement is going to build up with the type of competitors? Well, the names will attract the fans and because this is an Olympic year I think the appetite for track and field is is going to be very high for the sport at this time And I think remember Olympics Yeah, that's that's going to be a huge part of what makes the racers Grand Prix a big event and an event that people Will want to see and I think the crowds will turn out I think so too when I was looking I think the tickets go on sale online on me first and then also at the Pegasus Hotel one of our sponsors They will also have tickets on sale. So I'm looking forward. Hopefully we can go check it out. Yeah All right, break time break time here on the Sportsmax