He Grand Slam Track came to revolutionize the world of athletics. With prizes of up to $100,000 and a format designed for spectacle, the new international circuit sponsored by the former American sprinter Michael Johnson is recruiting the best athletes in the world to compete in this league that will begin in 2025 and will have four annual stops, the first in Los Angeles.
On the Grand Slam Track A total of 96 athletes will compete, 48 men and 48 women, divided into six groups:
- Short sprints (100m and 200m)
- Short hurdles (110m hurdles and 100m)
- Long sprint (200m and 400m)
- Long hurdles (400m hurdles and 400m)
- Middle distance (800m and 1,500m)
- Depth (3,000m and 5,000m).
Below we review the numbers that have already confirmed their presence in the new competition.
1
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
USA
The undisputed queen of the 400m hurdles, Olympic and world champion at the distance as well as in the 4x400m relay, is one of the first to sign for the Grand Slam Track. His multiple national and world records make him one of the greatest figures in international athletics.
2
Josh Kerr
United Kingdom
Current world champion and Olympic runner-up in the 1,500m, the Scotsman is one of the world’s best-known middle-distance figures. His rivalry with Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen gave him a lot of media visibility.
3
Cole Hocker
USA
The big surprise of the Paris Olympic Games, taking gold in the 1,500m ahead of Kerr, Nuguse and Ingebrigtsen. This year he was also second in the Indoor World Cup held in Glasgow.
4
Jared Nuguse
USA
The complete 1,500m podium at the Paris Games was completed in the presence of Yared Nuguse, national mile record holder and one of the best American middle distance runners in recent years.
5
Alison Dos Santos
Brazil
The Brazilian won the bronze medal in the 400m hurdles at the last two editions of the Olympic Games, but his success at the World Championships in Eugene 2022 and at the Diamond League final in Brussels put him among the world’s best in his discipline.
6
Quincy Hall
USA
Currently the fastest in the world at 400m with a personal best of 43.40 seconds achieved in the final of the Paris Games, where he won a gold medal in his Olympic debut. In 2023 he was world champion with his country in the 4x400m relay.
7
Matthew Hudson-Smith
United Kingdom
Hall’s closest rival in the 400m. He finished second at the Paris Games, just 4 hundredths behind the winner in a final so close he needed a photo finish. He holds the European record for the distance with 43.44 seconds.
8
Muzala Samukonga
Zambia
The complete 400m podium of the last Olympic Games was completed with the presence of 21-year-old Zambian Muzala Samukonga, bronze in Paris and winner of the Diamond League in Rome in August of this year.
9
Clement Ducos
France
The 23-year-old Frenchman capped his best season with fourth place at the Paris Games and the fourth-best European record ever in the 400m hurdles.
10
Fred Kerley
USA
One of the strongest sprinters the United States has produced in recent years, double Olympic medalist and 100m world champion in 2022. He is currently third in the world rankings prepared by World Athletics and has a personal best of 9.76 seconds.
11
Kenneth Bednarek
USA
The great figure of the United States in the 200m after Noah Lyles, whom he passed in the last Paris Games to win the silver medal. In the final of the 2024 Diamond League, he beat Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo with a time of 19.67 seconds.
12
Masai Russell
USA
Born in Washington DC 24 years ago, Russell debuted at the Paris Olympics with a gold medal in the 100m hurdles.
13
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn
Puerto Rico
The great figure of Puerto Rican athletics, winner of two Olympic medals in Tokyo (gold) and Paris (bronze). He holds the national records for the 100m hurdles and 60m hurdles.
14
Cyréna Samba-Mayela
France
The best hurdler France has produced in its recent history, Olympic and world medalist and owner of national records for the 100m hurdles and 60m hurdles.
15
Melissa Jefferson
USA
Young American sprinter who at 21 years old already debuted at the Paris Olympic Games with two medals: bronze in the 100m and gold in the 4x100m relay.
Source: La Verdad
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