Grand Slam Track Kingston: Race Schedule & What To Look Out For

The inaugural Grand Slam Track takes place in Kingston, Jamaica from 4-6 April 2025. 

Here’s what you need to know about Grand Slam Track, the full race schedule, how to watch, the rivalries to look out for, and all the runners taking part. 

WHAT IS GRAND SLAM TRACK?

• Grand Slam Track is a series of running meets taking place in Kingston (Jamaica), Miami, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Think of it like the running equivalent of the Grand Slams in tennis and golf. 
• Many of the world’s best runners are taking part in Grand Slam Track, competing for some of the biggest prize money in the sport. 
• Runners are assigned to one of six Race Groups. Each Race Group features two distances (for example, Long Sprints is 200m and 400m), and runners take part in both races in the group. There’s a men’s and women’s race in each Group, with eight runners in each race.
• Runners score points based on their placement in those races. In each Race Group, the runner with the most combined points from both races wins the Slam and $100,000, with prize money all the way to eighth ($10,000). 

Find out more about Grand Slam Track here! And all the information about watching Grand Slam Track in your country is available here. 

GRAND SLAM TRACK KINGSTON SCHEDULE

All times are local. For GMT +5 hours. 

FRIDAY 4 APRIL

SATURDAY 5 APRIL

SUNDAY 6 APRIL

GRAND SLAM TRACK KINGSTON RIVALRIES TO LOOK OUT FOR

MEN’S SHORT DISTANCE

This Race Group looks to be one of the most exciting, and promising a lot of drama – anyone could win this Group. We’ve got the men’s 1500m Olympic podium taking part in this Group with Cole Hocker, Josh Kerr and Yared Nuguse all running, with world indoor silver medallist, Neil Gourley, also racing. They’re up against the 800m gold and silver Olympic medallists from Paris with Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Marco Arop, plus the men who finished fourth and fifth in that race, Bryce Hoppel and Mohamed Attaoui.

WOMEN’S LONG HURDLES

It’s all eyes on Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in this Race Group. The main questions seem to be how much will the Olympic champion win the hurdles by, and could she lower her own world record? Can she also set a new personal best over the 400m?

WOMEN’S SHORT SPRINTS

Brittany Brown, the Olympic 200m bronze medallist from Paris, is a Racer for the series, as is Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, who won Olympic bronze in the women’s 100m in Paris. Brit Darryl Neita fourth in that race, and fifth in the 200m, so her consistency could see her do very well. Update: Brown scratched from the meet the day before the event.

MEN’S LONG DISTANCE

Grant Fisher comes into this in the best form having broken the indoor world records in the 3000m and 5000m this year. But the American, who won Olympic 5000m bronze in Paris, faces strong competition from Ronald Kwemoi, who won silver and Paris, and Hagos Gebrhiwet who was fifth in the Olympic final.

WOMEN’S LONG SPRINTS

This race features the Olympic champions over the 200m and 400m: Gabby Thomas and Marileidy Paulino. Thomas is one of the headline names in the Slam but there’s very strong competition in this Group. Nickisha Pryce is eighth-fastest of all time over 400m, and Dina Asher-Smith was fourth in the Olympic 200m final.

MEN’S SHORT SPRINTS

This promises some very fast and very close races. There’s Olympic 200m silver medallist Kenny Bednarek and the 100m Olympic bronze medallist Fred Kerley. Jamaicans Oblique Seville and Ackeem Blake run in front of their home crowd. 

FULL LIST OF RACE GROUPS & RUNNERS AT GRAND SLAM TRACK KINGSTON

The first names are Slam Racers, meaning they are signed to run in all four Grand Slam Track meets, while the slash separates the Races and Challengers in Kingston. In cases where a signed Racer is unable to take part there is an extra Challenger. 

Men’s Short Sprints: Kenny Bednarek, Fred Kerley, Oblique Seville, Zharnel Hughes / Courtney Lindsey, Ackeem Blake, Terrence Jones, Joseph Fahnbulleh.

Women’s Short Sprints: Brittany Brown, Daryll Neita, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden / Alana Reid, Jacious Sears, Tamara Clark, Jodean Williams, Kemba Nelson. Brown replaced by Jenna Prandini.

Men’s Long Sprints: Muzala Samukonga, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Jereem Richards / Busang Collen Kebinatshipi, Vernon Norwood, Chris Bailey, Deandre Watkin, Zandrion Barnes.

Women’s Long Sprints: Gabby Thomas, Nickisha Pryce, Alexis Holmes, Marileidy Paulino, Salwa Eid Naser / Dina Asher-Smith, Talitha Diggs, Stacey Ann Williams.

Men’s Short Hurdles: Freddie Crittenden, Sasha Zhoya, Daniel Roberts / Orlando Bennett, Omar McLeod, Cordell Tinch, Eric Edwards Jr., Dylan Beard.

Women’s Short Hurdles: Ackera Nugent, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Masai Russell, Cyréna Samba-Mayela / Danielle Williams, Amber Hughes, Denisha Cartwright, Nia Ali.

Men’s Long Hurdles: Clément Ducos, Alison dos Santos, Caleb Dean, Roshawn Clarke / Malik James-King, CJ Allen, Chris Robinson, Assinie Wilson.

Women’s Long Hurdles: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Rushell Clayton, Jasmine Jones / Shiann Salmon, Cathelijn Peeters, Andrenette Knight, Dalilah Muhammad, Cassandra Tate.

Men’s Short Distance: Cole Hocker, Josh Kerr, Yared Nuguse, Marco Arop / Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Bryce Hoppel, Neil Gourley, Mohamed Attaoui.

Women’s Short Distance: Jessica Hull, Nikki Hiltz, Diribe Welteji, Mary Moraa / Sage Hurta-Klecker, Heather MacLean, Natoya Goule-Toppin, Susan Ejore.

Men’s Long Distance: Grant Fisher, Ronald Kwemoi, Hagos Gebrhiwet / Cooper Teare, Thierry Ndikumwenayo, Charles Philibert-Thiboutot, Dylan Jacobs, Telahun Haile Bekele.

Women’s Long Distance: Nozomi Tanaka, Tsige Gebreselama, Agnes Ngetich, Elise Cranny / Hellen Ekalale, Whittni Morgan, Emily Infeld, Ejgayehu Taye.

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