/ 23 February 1999

JOHNSON TO RUN IN SA

INTERNATIONAL sprinter Michael Johnson will come to South Africa for the Engen Grand Prix Summer Series. The series consists of meets in Pietersburg on March 13, Roodepoort on March 19 and Cape Town on March 26. Johnson (31) dominates international sprinting at 200m and 400m and has done so since the 1990 season and his recovery from a broken leg in 1988. Johnson holds the world 200m record and Olympic records in 200m and 400m. He has diced for top spot at those distances with Namibian Frank Fredericks since 1992 when Fredericks won the 200m in Barcelona. Johnson was forced to miss the Olympics that year.