Los Angeles Grand Prix
{{Short description|Annual athletics meeting in California, US}}
{{use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
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| Name = USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix
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| Host city = Los Angeles, California, United States
| Dates = May
| Stadium = Drake Stadium, University of California, Los Angeles
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| Stadium image = 250px
| Level = World Athletics Continental Tour Gold
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The USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix is an annual track and field meeting held at the Drake Stadium track in Los Angeles. Founded in 2023, the meeting was designed to attract international athletics talent to the city in advance of the 2028 Summer Olympics. It is a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold level meeting{{snd}}the second-highest level of athletics meetings behind the Diamond League.{{Cite web |title=USA Track & Field {{!}} USATF, Bobby Kersee, and WebMD Unveil Details About First-ever LA Grand Prix Track Festival |url=https://usatf.org/news/2023/usatf-bobby-kersee-and-webmd-unveil-details-about- |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=usatf.org}}
The meeting is organized by USA Track and Field, and it ran concurrently with the USATF Legends Jam music festival. Its debut received mixed reception, hindered by the late withdrawal of several top athletes. USATF CEO Max Siegel noted that the meeting lost money, drawing a crowd of 4,500 to 7,249 people by different estimates.{{Cite web |title=The Making Of The LA Grand Prix: Observations From USATF's First Try |url=https://www.citiusmag//articles/los-angeles-grand-prix-usa-track-and-field |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=CITIUS MAG |language=en}}
At the inaugural edition, Ryan Crouser broke his shot put world record, throwing three of the six farthest marks of all time in his series.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-27 |title=Ryan Crouser breaks world record in shot put at Los Angeles Grand Prix |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/ryan-crouser-world-record-shot-put-los-angeles-grand-prix |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}
Editions
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|+Los Angeles Grand Prix editions ! {{Abbr|Ed.|Edition}} !! Name !! Date !! Musical headliner !! class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} | ||||
{{ord|1}} | 2023 Los Angeles Grand Prix | {{dts|26 May 2023|format=hide}}26–27 May 2023 | Judith Hill | {{Cite web |last=Brisco |first=Bob |date=2023-02-24 |title=Grammy winner Judith Hill to headline the Legends Jam |url=https://www.lagrandprix.org/post/grammy-winner-judith-hill-to-headline-usatf-legends-jam-at-la-grand-prix-track-festival |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=La Grand Prix |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=2023 Results |url=https://results.usatf.org/LAGrandPrix23/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=results.usatf.org}} |
{{ord|2}} | 2024 Los Angeles Grand Prix | {{dts|17 May 2024|format=hide}}17–18 May 2024 | {{Cite web |title=2024 Results |url=https://results.usatf.org/LAGrandPrix24/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=results.usatf.org}} |
Meeting records
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|url=https://www.lagrandprix.org/}}
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2023
Category:World Athletics Continental Tour meetings
Category:Track and field competitions in California
Category:Annual track and field meetings
Category:Sports competitions in Los Angeles