Grand Slam Track™, the global home of professional track competition launched by four-time Olympic Champion Michael Johnson, today officially announced the competition schedule for its second Slam of its inaugural season, the Miami Slam, which takes place May 2–4 at the Ansin Sports Complex, in Miramar, Florida.
The full competition timetable is pasted below in the body of this email, along with the full roster of Grand Slam Track™ Racers, and the Challengers who have been announced as competitors for the Miami Slam so far.
Coming off the action-packed Kingston Slam, tickets to experience Grand Slam Track™ Miami are on sale NOW at grandslamtrack.com/events. Don’t miss your chance to see if Kingston Slam Champions like Gabby Thomas, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Kenny Bednarek, Matthew-Hudson Smith, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Alison Dos Santos, Sasha Zhoya, Diribe Welteji, and Grant Fisher can win their second-successive Slam.
The winner of each Race Group will take home $100,000 in prize money, and the 8th place competitor will earn $10,000. Grand Slam Track™ will have a total of $12.6m in prize money awarded across the Slams each year in addition to the base compensation paid to Racers and appearance fees paid to Challengers.
Grand Slam Track™ is being broadcast in 189 countries and territories worldwide. For information on where to watch, click here. For further information, please follow @GrandSlamTrack on all social media platforms, and visit grandslamtrack.com.
Full Roster of Grand Slam Track™ Signed Racers
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Melissa Jefferson, Masai Russell, Alexis Holmes, Quincy Hall, Fred Kerley, Kenny Bednarek, Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse, Grant Fisher, Josh Kerr, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Ackera Nugent, Roshawn Clarke, Nikki Hiltz, Cyréna Samba-Mayela, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Alison Dos Santos, Ronald Kwemoi, Muzala Samukonga, Hagos Gebrhiwet, Clément Ducos, Oblique Seville, Sasha Zhoya, Marileidy Paulino, Jess Hull, Daniel Roberts, Shamier Little, Marco Arop, Devon Allen, Jasmine Jones, Jereem Richards, Luis Grijalva, Rushell Clayton, Nickisha Pryce, Elise Cranny, Nozomi Tanaka, Salwa Eid Naser, Daryll Neita, Mary Moraa, Agnes Ngetich, Caleb Dean, Diribe Welteji, Freddie Crittenden, Brittany Brown, Zharnel Hughes, & Tsige Gebreselama.
Challengers Announced to Compete in the Miami Slam (Six announced so far, 42 more to be announced)
Anna Hall, Andre De Grasse, Timothy Cheruiyot, Amber Anning, Kendra Harrison, Claudia Hollingsworth.
Miami Slam Competition Timetable
*All times listed are local time in Miami. The schedule is subject to change.
Day 1, Friday May 2, 2025
|
Event |
M/W |
Group |
Race Start Time (p.m.) |
|
100H |
W |
Short Hurdles |
5:42 |
|
1500m |
M |
Short Distance |
5:51 |
|
400mH |
M |
Long Hurdles |
6:06 |
|
5000m |
W |
Long Distance |
6:16 |
|
200m |
M |
Long Sprints |
6:40 |
|
100m |
W |
Short Sprints |
6:52 |
|
3000m |
M |
Long Distance |
7:01 |
|
400m |
W |
Long Sprints |
7:21 |
Day 2, Saturday May 3, 2025
|
Event |
M/W |
Group |
Race Start Time (p.m.) |
|
400mH |
W |
Long Hurdles |
5:42 |
|
400m |
M |
Long Sprints |
5:56 |
|
100m |
W |
Short Hurdles |
6:10 |
|
1500m |
W |
Short Distance |
6:22 |
|
110mH |
M |
Short Hurdles |
6:39 |
|
100m |
M |
Short Sprints |
6:53 |
|
800m |
M |
Short Distance |
7:05 |
|
200m |
W |
Short Sprints |
7:21 |
Day 3, Sunday May 4, 2025
|
Event |
M/W |
Group |
Race Start Time (p.m.) |
|
800m |
W |
Short Distance |
3:42 |
|
100m |
M |
Short Hurdles |
3:55 |
|
3000m |
W |
Long Distance |
4:04 |
|
400m |
M |
Long Hurdles |
4:23 |
|
200m |
W |
Long Sprints |
4:35 |
|
5000m |
M |
Long Distance |
4:44 |
|
400m |
W |
Long Hurdles |
5:09 |
|
200m |
M |
Short Sprints |
5:21 |
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