Diane Modahl - former Olympic athlete and star of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! - will be a VIP guest at the 37th Two Cities Boat Race on Saturday 10 May.
She will join thousands of spectators on the banks of Salford Quays to cheer on the teams at the annual Salford v Manchester University rowing contest.
Originally from Manchester, Diane began her athletic career with Sale Harriers. She went on to win three Commonwealth Games medals, including gold at the 1990 championships in New Zealand. The 800m champion has also competed at the Olympic Games four times.
Diane said: "I'm really looking forward to coming along and watching the boat race at Salford Quays this year. I imagine that the atmosphere will be incredible.
"Taking part in sport is a great experience and I wish the very best of luck to both university teams and to the dragon boat crews."
Diane took part in series three of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, in 2004, alongside eventual winner Kerry Katona, punk legend John Lydon and showbiz couple Jordan (Katie Price) and Peter André.
The Two Cities Boat Race will see both university rowing clubs going head-to-head along the River Irwell on Saturday 10 May 2008. For the second year, the official charity for the event will be children's medical research charity, SPARKS.
Admission to the Two Cities Boat Race is free.
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Notes to Editors
For more information on the event go to www.twocitiesboatrace.co.uk
SportsTours International are the Official Sports Travel Partner of the Two Cities Boat Race 2008.
For further information or photographs contact:
Jamie Brown
Communications Officer
The University of Salford />Room 113, Faraday House
Salford, Greater Manchester
M5 4WT, UK
T +44 (0)161 295 5361
j.brown@salford.ac.uk
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