The newest global athletics spectacle, Grand Slam Track, is set to get underway on Friday afternoon in Jamaica with a host of world and Olympic champions scheduled to battle for the biggest cash prize in the sport’s history.
The inaugural staging of the event will see 96 athletes, 48 racers and 48 challengers competing over three days.
Each athlete will receive points based on their place in each race. Their combined score after the two races will determine their final place in the standings.
The winner of each respective Slam will take home US$100,000. The prize money goes all the way down to eighth place, where the bag is US$10,000.
Among the stars down to compete is world and Olympic 400m hurdles champion and world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levron who will run her pet event as well as the 400m.
She told Nationwide Sports what she’s expecting this weekend.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levron.
Olympic 200m champion Gabby Thomas says she’s looking forward to running in Jamaica for the first time.
Gabby Thomas.
National 100m hurdles champion and record holder Ackera Nugent says she’s prepared well to run the hurdles and the flat sprints.
Ackera Nugent.
The meet gets underway at 5:30 pm.
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