January 3, 2005
From event press release

BOSTON, Massachusetts (Jan. 3) - Christian Cantwell, Adam Nelson, John Godina and Reese Hoffa, who among them lay claim to the 10 longest throws in the world for 2004, will compete in the shot put at the 2005 Reebok Boston Indoor Games on Jan. 29, organizers announced today. It will be the first time the shot put has been contested at the meet, which is celebrating its 10th year.

For fans, it is a dream matchup of the four men who collectively own 16 Olympic and World Championship medals. For Cantwell, 24, the Reebok Boston Indoor Games offers a rematch against the three Americans who denied him a spot on the US Olympic Team despite an outstanding season, which saw him ranked No. 1 in the world.
Nelson, 29 and the showman of the group, won the silver medal in Athens, repeating his place from Sydney. Godina, 32, is a 2-time Olympic medalist and 4-time World Champion; while Hoffa, 27, is the 2004 World Indoor silver medalist and a 2004 Olympian.

It was also announced today that Tim Broe (USA), Alistair Cragg (Ireland), Daniel Lincoln (USA), Kevin Sullivan (Canada), Jonathon Riley (USA) and Dathan Ritzenhein (USA) will face Olympic gold medalist Kenenisa Bekele at 3000 meters. All are 2004 Olympians.

Also in the field is Ethiopia's Markos Geneti, who staged one of the biggest upsets of the 2004 indoor season when he outleaned Haile Gebrselassie to win the 2-mile race at the Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham, England.

The 10th-annual Reebok Boston Indoor Games will be held at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College, 1350 Tremont St., Boston, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 29, and will be broadcast on ESPN from 5-6:30 p.m. on Jan. 30.
It is also the first stop on USA Track & Field's Visa Championship Series. Tickets are available on-line at Boston Indoor Games or by calling 1-866-GO-BIG05.