Great CityGames Manchester

The Great CityGames was a major street athletics event held annually in Manchester.^[1] It was held in conjunction to the Great Manchester Run. The first event was in May 2009, the last event in May 2018.^[2]

The event was originally designed to promote the Great Run, however, the Games soon became a major British athletics event, attracting athletes such as Usain Bolt, David Rudisha and Kim Collins.

Events

Men's

Event	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
60m	•
100m		•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•
150m	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
500m								•
Mile	•		•	•	•			•
2 miles		•	•
110m hurdles		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
200m hurdles						•	•		•	•
Shot put	•
Long jump	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Pole vault	•	•			•					•
Total	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	6	5	5

Women's

Event	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
100m
150m	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
500m
Mile
2 miles
100m hurdles	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
200m hurdles
Pole vault
Long jump										•
Total										3

Mixed

Event	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
2×200m relay							•
Total							1

References

1. Lovell, Lucy (27 May 2017). "Great CityGames Manchester upheld as a symbol of sporting defiance". men. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
2. "Manchester bids farewell to Great CityGames". athleticsweekly.com. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2023.