2025 Grand Slam Track
{{Infobox Athletics Championships
|Name = 2025 Grand Slam Track
|Logo = Grand Slam Track.png
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|Edition = 1st
|Dates = 4 April – 1 June 2025
|Meetings = 3
|Events = 12
|Ambassadors =
|World records =
|Total prize money = $9.45 million
|Broadcasters =
|Sponsors =
|previous =
|next = 2026
}}
The 2025 Grand Slam Track season was the inaugural season of Grand Slam Track, an outdoor professional track and field league established in 2024 by Michael Johnson. The season lasted from April to June.
== Schedule ==
The 2025 Grand Slam Track season was originally planned to consist of four meetings, or Slams. The Los Angeles Slam was cancelled on 12 June for various reasons, including the current "geopolitical climate of LA" and a "poor lease agreement with UCLA".{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Daniel |date=2025-06-12 |title=Grand Slam Track Cancels LA Meet as $30M Track Startup Wobbles |url=https://frontofficesports.com/grand-slam-track-cancels-los-angeles-meet/ |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=Front Office Sports |language=en}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
!scope="col"| Slam !scope="col"| Date !scope="col"| Meet !scope="col"| Stadium !scope="col"| City !scope="col"| Country |
| align=center | 1
| {{Sort|04-4|4–6 April}} | Kingston | {{JAM}} |
| align=center | 2
| {{Sort|05-2|2–4 May}} | Miramar | {{USA}} |
| align=center | 3
| {{Sort|05-30|May 31–1 June}} | {{USA}} |
| bgcolor=pink
| align=center | 4 | Cancelled{{NoteTag|Originally scheduled for 27–29 June|name=note}} | 2025 Los Angeles Slam | {{USA}} |
Format
There are six race groups for males and females. Each race group features two disciplines that competitors compete in over the course of the weekend.{{cite web |title=Grand Slam Track explained: Everything you need to know about how the new athletics league works |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/grand-slam-track-explained-rules-points-format |website=Olympics |access-date=4 April 2025 |date=2 April 2025}}{{Cite web |title=Details and Information About Grand Slam Track |url=https://www.grandslamtrack.com/about |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Grand Slam Track}}
For each category, there are eight competitors in total. Four of these are the "Grand Slam Racers," who, at the beginning of the season, make the starting list of each of the four Grand Slam events, for a total of 48 consistent athletes present in each Slam (four racers in six categories, male and female). They were chosen based on their world rankings and merits and are among the best in the world. The other four competitors are the "Grand Slam Challengers," who are emerging athletes and are attempting to earn a spot as a Grand Slam Racer for the following season. The Challengers will vary between Grand Slam events based on recent performances and potential matchups.
From first to eighth place, points are awarded as follows for each individual event: 12, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. The athlete with the best combined score between the two events in their category is deemed the winner, or Slam champion, of that specific meet. Should there be a tie, the highest individual finishing placement between the two would win the Slam. If there is still a tie, then lowest combined time was utilized as a tiebreaker.
At the conclusion of the season, one male and one female athlete are crowned the "Racer of the Year" based on their cumulative points earned across all four Slams.{{Cite web |title=Details and Information About Grand Slam Track |url=https://www.grandslamtrack.com/about |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=www.grandslamtrack.com |language=en-US}}
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Event Category !First Event !Second Event |
| align=center|Short Sprints
|align=center|100 m |align=center|200 m |
| align=center|Short Hurdles
|align=center|100 m hurdles (W) |align=center|100 m flat |
| align=center|Long Sprints
|align=center|200 m |align=center|400 m |
| align=center|Long Hurdles
|align=center|400 m hurdles |align=center|400 m flat |
| align=center|Short Distance
|align=center|800 m |align=center|1500 m |
| align=center|Long Distance{{NoteTag|Changed to 3000 m only at the 2025 Philadelphia Slam}}
|align=center|3000 m |align=center|5000 m |
= Prize money =
The Grand Slam Track league offers a chance for athletes, should they win each of the four{{NoteTag|Three for 2025 season}} Slams in their event category, to win upwards of US$400,000.00{{NoteTag|US$300,000.00 for 2025 season}} in a single season.{{NoteTag|At the 2025 Philadelphia Slam, prize money was halved for the Long Distance event category, since only one event was contested.}}
| class="wikitable"
!Place !Prize money per slam |
| align=center|1st
|align=center|$100,000.00 |
| align=center|2nd
|align=center|$50,000.00 |
| align=center|3rd
|align=center|$30,000.00 |
| align=center|4th
|align=center|$25,000.00 |
| align=center|5th
|align=center|$20,000.00 |
| align=center|6th
|align=center|$15,000.00 |
| align=center|7th
|align=center|$12,500.00 |
| align=center|8th
|align=center|$10,000.00 |
Slam winners
Key: {{small|1=(R) = Racer}} / {{small|1=(C) = Challenger}}
= Men =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col"| Event Category !scope="col"| Kingston !scope="col"| Miami !scope="col"| Philadelphia |
| Short Sprints
| colspan="3" | {{Flag athlete|Kenny Bednarek|USA}} {{small|(R)}} | rowspan="6" |{{Flag athlete|Kenny Bednarek|USA}} {{small|(R)}} |
| Short Hurdles
| {{Flag athlete|Sasha Zhoya|FRA}} {{small|(R)}} | {{Flag athlete|Trey Cunningham|USA}} {{small|(C)}} | {{Flag athlete|Jamal Britt|USA}} {{small|(C)}} |
| Long Sprints
| {{Flag athlete|Matthew Hudson-Smith|GBR}} {{small|(R)}} | {{Flag athlete|Jereem Richards|TTO}} {{small|(R)}} | {{Flag athlete|Matthew Hudson-Smith|GBR}} {{small|(R)}} |
| Long Hurdles
| colspan="2" | {{Flag athlete|Alison dos Santos|BRA}} {{small|(R)}} | {{Flag athlete|Trevor Bassitt|USA}} {{small|(C)}} |
| Short Distance
| {{Flag athlete|Emmanuel Wanyonyi|KEN}} {{small|(C)}} | {{Flag athlete|Josh Kerr|GBR}} {{small|(R)}} | {{Flag athlete|Marco Arop|CAN}} {{small|(R)}} |
| Long Distance
| colspan="2" | {{Flag athlete|Grant Fisher|USA}} {{small|(R)}} | {{Flag athlete|Nico Young|USA}} {{small|(C)}} |
= Women =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col"| Event Category !scope="col"| Kingston !scope="col"| Miami !scope="col"| Philadelphia |
| Short Sprints
| colspan="3" | {{Flag athlete|Melissa Jefferson-Wooden|USA}} {{small|(R)}} | rowspan="6" |{{Flag athlete|Melissa Jefferson-Wooden|USA}} {{small|(R)}} |
| Short Hurdles
| {{Flag athlete|Danielle Williams|JAM}} {{small|(C)}} | colspan="2" | {{Flag athlete|Ackera Nugent|JAM}} {{small|(R)}} |
| Long Sprints
| {{Flag athlete|Gabrielle Thomas|USA}} {{small|(R)}} | colspan="2" | {{Flag athlete|Marileidy Paulino|DOM}} {{small|(R)}} |
| Long Hurdles
| colspan="2" | {{Flag athlete|Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone|USA}} {{small|(R)}} | {{Flag athlete|Jasmine Jones|USA}} {{small|(R)}} |
| Short Distance
| {{Flag athlete|Diribe Welteji|ETH}} {{small|(R)}} | {{Flag athlete|Freweyni Hailu|ETH}} {{small|(C)}} | {{Flag athlete|Diribe Welteji|ETH}} {{small|(R)}} |
| Long Distance
| {{Flag athlete|Ejgayehu Taye|ETH}} {{small|(C)}} | colspan="2" | {{Flag athlete|Agnes Jebet Ngetich|KEN}} {{small|(R)}} |
Racers
Notes
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References
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