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TALE OF THE TAPE: Carmelita Jeter (centre) wins the 100m gold at the World Championships

WORLD 100m champion Carmelita Jeter heads the USA team which will compete in the Great North CityGames match against an Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team on NewcastleGateshead Quaysides on September 17.

In addition to newly crowned Jeter and Dwight Phillips, Dawn Harper, the reigning Olympic 100m hurdles gold medallist and David Oliver, third at the same 2008 Beijing Games, USA selectors have added further names.

They include Jason Richardson, winner of an explosive 110m hurdles title in Daegu, where Cuba's world record holder Dayron Robles was disqualified and Danielle Carruthers claimed a surprise 100m hurdles bronze medal.

"They're taking the meeting very seriously as of course is the Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team who will release their side in the next couple of days," said Andy Caine, elite athletes manager for the nine event programme of track and jumping events.

Caine added: "Some of the American's who are competing here produced awesome performances. Jeter won the 100m and took silver in the 200m. Phillips celebrated winning a fifth world title.

Richardson was a revelation with his high hurdles win, while Harper showed her best form since her Olympic Games victory when she and Carruthers, in arguably the best track event in Daegu, set lifetime bests and in a photo-finish placed second and third.

The Great North CityGames takes place a day before the Bupa Great North Run, the world's biggest half marathon from Newcastle to South Shields.