New Year Sprint

New Year Sprint
DateNew Year's Day
LocationGrangemouth Sports Stadium
Event typeHandicap sprint race
Distance110 metres
Established1870
Course records11.5 seconds
Official siteNew Year Sprint: Facebook
ParticipantsAmateur & professional athletes

The New Year Sprint (formerly known as the Powderhall Gift) is a handicap sprint race for professional and amateur athletes that takes place each year in Edinburgh, Scotland. The sprint race is one of the original events of this type in the world, tracing its history back to 1870 and has been held continuously since 1870.

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