“Superstar athletes, high stakes and the stories behind it. And that’s it. Stakes, stories, stars,” said Michael Johnson for what his new league is going to look like. And oh boy, it did have it all! Safe to say the four-time Olympian might have found it, the perfect thing for athletes until the Olympics comes back – Grand Slam Track. The three days show at Kingston, Jamaica, gave us some of the most thrilling races in a completely new, different format. The first two days witnessed Gabby Thomas becoming the first Grand Slam champion. Kenny Bednarek continued his dominant run by capturing both the 100m and 200m races in the short sprint group. But what about day 3?

6th April 2025 – Michael Johnson’s brainchild’s third and final day of Kingston leg. We finally got all our slam champions crowned. So who won what? And did Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone rule the event? Did she do it? Let us take a look at the results.

Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone does it again

One of the most exciting things and most awaited races of the Grand Slam Track was the rematch between two-speed demons of the hurdles. An Olympic Gold medalist vs an Olympic gold medalist. The person who made the world record vs the person who broke the world record. Sydney Mclaughlin vs Dalilah Muhammad. It was just another day at the office for McLaughlin as she cruised to victory in the 400mH with 52.76 seconds on day 1. But to claim $ 100k, she still had to prove herself in 400m.

The Olympian closed out the Grand Slam Track with a bang. Sydney, with a controlled 50.32 400m in her second race of the weekend, sealed the event.  Andrenette Knight came second with 52.09, and Dalilah Muhammad clocked 52.21 in 400m. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won the Grand Slam in the women’s long hurdles group (400 mH, 400m) with 24 pts. Now she will walk home with a bag of 100k and her first Slam title. She did have a win-win day, but it’s not true for everyone!

Another disappointment for Josh Kerr

Emmanuel Wanyonyi, a 20-year-old, stormed to victory in 1500m by clocking 3:35.18 on day 2 of Grand Slam Track, delivering upsets to the likes of  Yared Nuguse, Cole Hocker, and Josh Kerr in the final stretch. Even though Nuguse made it to number two and Hocker to number three, Kerr finished at a disappointing five. It did not get better for him on day 3.

Coming out in the men’s 800m on April 6th, Wanyonyi continued his domination in the race, taking an early and big lead. His only competition came from Marco Arop, who had the strategy of running straight to the front. Well, that worked for him, and Arop finished first with a time of 1:45.13 while Wanyonyi came in second at 1:46.44. The two were running in a league of their own. Though the latter had 20 points, becoming the slam champion. Josh Kerr, on the other hand, came in last in the 800 with a timing of 1:50.68 and finished 7th overall with 5 points. But we did have some more wins!

Melissa Jefferson races to the win

Olympic Gold & Bronze Medalist,  Nike Athlete, 2xWorld Championship 4×1 Gold Medalist, U.S. Outdoor 100m Champion – these are some of the things Melissa Jefferson flexes in her X account bio. Well, the Slam champion would be a new addition to this wall very soon. The Olympian had made a statement with her dominance in Kingston. Firstly, on day 2, she blazed through 100m and clocked 11.11 to secure first position and 12 points.

And today, as soon as the sound of the bang took into the atmosphere, she jolted into action, taking an early lead and never giving it up. Starting in lane 5, the Olympian’s only competition came from countrymen Jenna Prandini and Jacious Spears. But as the commentator said, “But never in doubt, Melissa Jefferson got out well, got to the front.”

The Olympic bronze clocked 23.46s, while Prandini and Spears clocked 23.56s and 23.79s, respectively. With 24 points, Jefferson finished at number 1 in her category (100m, 200m) and now goes home with a $ 100k. Do you know who else did that?

Sasha Zhoya. Running back, off the track, screaming, and jumping out of pure adrenaline and dopamine. This is how Sasha Zhoya celebrated his 100m win at the Grand Slam track. Reason? The Frenchman became a slam champion. Starting in lane number 5, the man donning the red attire took the lead as soon as the gunshot was heard and didn’t give it up. He clocked a time of 10.55s, combined with his 13.34s for 2nd in the 110mH, he had 20 points, enough to crown him Slam Champion! 

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