The Great CityGames is a major street athletics event[1] held twice annually in Manchester, Newcastle and Gateshead.
The former is held in conjunction to the Great Manchester Run, a major 10k generally held on the Sunday. The first event was in May 2009.[2]
The latter is held in conjunction to the Great North Run, a major half marathon attracting world-famous athletes. The first event was in September 2009.[3]
The event was originally designed to promote the Great Runs, however, the Games soon became a major British athletics event, attracting famous athletes such as Usain Bolt, David Rudisha and Kim Collins.
^"Great CityGames". greatcitygames.org. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^"Great CityGames Manchester". greatcitygames.org. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^"Great North CityGames". greatcitygames.org. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
The GreatCityGames is a major street athletics event held twice annually in Manchester, Newcastle and Gateshead. The former is held in conjunction to...
The GreatCityGames was a major street athletics event held annually in Manchester. It was held in conjunction to the Great Manchester Run. The first...
and women's wheelchair races. The addition of The GreatCityGames brought much attention to the Great Run event. Comprising a number of 150 metres races...
with elite competition on the GreatCityGames track and associated Great Swim and Great Cycle events. In 2014 the Great North Run became the first event...
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2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017. "Great North CityGames - 2018 Results/Startlists". greatcitygames.org. The Great Run Company. 8 September 2018. Archived...
August 2022. "GreatCityGames Newcastle 2019 Results". GreatCityGames. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019. "GreatCityGames Manchester 2016...
June 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010. "Powerade ION4 GreatCityGames Manchester – 2011 Results". Great Manchester Run. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original...
final in 9.58 seconds via IAAF on YouTube Usain Bolt wins the 2009 GreatCityGames Manchester men's 150 metres final in 14.35 seconds via Athletics Weekly...
January 2017. "Manchester CityGames 2012 Results". greatcitygames.org. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2017. "Great North CityGames - 2018 Results/Startlists"...
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Wayback Machine. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved on 6 September 2010. "Bupa GreatCityGames 2010". www.greatcitygames.org. Archived from the original on 24 September...
Shakes-Drayton lays down marker with victory over Natalya Antyukh at CityGames in Manchester". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 May 2013. "Lauren Wells...
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original (PDF) on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016. "POWERADE ION4 GREATCITYGAMES MANCHESTER - 2011 RESULTS". www.greatcitygames.org. 15 May 2011. Archived...
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