NEW YORK - 2005 World Outdoor men's 400m hurdles champion Bershawn "Batman" Jackson will face a tough challenge from Trinidad & Tobago's 2009 World Outdoor Championships 400m bronze medalist Renny Quow in the men's 600 yards on

   

NEW YORK - 2005 World Outdoor men's 400m hurdles champion Bershawn "Batman" Jackson will face a tough challenge from Trinidad & Tobago's 2009 World Outdoor Championships 400m bronze medalist Renny Quow in the men's 600 yards on January 29 at the 103rd Millrose Games in New York City. The Millrose Games is the first stop of USA Track & Field's Visa Championship Series. The longest-running annual event held at fabled Madison Square Garden and one of the best indoor track and field meets in the world, The Millrose Games features some of America's and the world's top track and field talent. The meet will be televised live on ESPN2 from 8-10 p.m. Eastern Time. Jackson is coming off a strong 2009 season where he successfully defended his USA men's 400m hurdles title, won the bronze medal at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin and posted wins at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York and the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore. Jackson, who ended the 2009 season ranked #2 in the world for the second time in his career, last won the 600 yard race at Millrose in 2008 in 1:10.34. Additionally, Jackson was victorious at Millrose in 2007 when he crossed the finish line in 1:11.48, with Quow finishing as the runner-up in 1:14.02. Quow greatly improved on his 2007 time at Millrose when he won the 600 yards at The Garden last year in 1 minute 11.32 seconds. A 2008 Olympic finalist, Quow finished first last year in the 400m at the Oslo Grand Prix, and finished as the runner-up at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York and at the Brussels Grand Prix before ending the season ranked #3 in the world by Track & Field News.