Grand Slam Observe have partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery to carry dwell protection to followers in Europe and Asia
Grand Slam Observe shall be accessible to observe within the UK and Eire on TNT Sports activities following a brand new partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Beginning on April 4-6, when the primary Slam will happen in Kingston, TNT Sports activities will broadcast the league for UK and Irish viewers, whereas Eurosport will present the protection for audiences in Europe and Asia.
The multi-year deal is ready to carry Michael Johnson’s progressive elite observe league to a global viewers, as followers will be capable of watch Olympic medallists and world champions compete from across the globe.
By the partnership, each occasion on the 2025 calendar shall be accessible to stream dwell and on-demand on Max and discovery+.
Scott Younger, Group SVP Content material, Manufacturing and Enterprise Operations at Warner Bros. Discovery Sports activities Europe, stated: “We’re significantly enthusiastic about this new progressive format for a much-loved sport. Observe stays the king of Olympics sports activities, constantly attracting the biggest audiences by nail-biting races and intense athletic performances from a number of the largest personalities in sport.
Michael Johnson (Grand Slam Observe)
“Our ambition to proceed telling the inspiring tales of those athletes between Olympic cycles is matched by Michael Johnson and the Grand Slam Observe competitors. We will’t wait to work in partnership to scale protection of this thrilling new world-class athletics competitors to followers all all over the world by our premium channel and platform portfolio.”
Grand Slam Observe will function 24 races throughout 12 occasion teams, together with sprints, distance, and hurdles, with two hours of dwell protection produced by the host broadcaster at every occasion.
The league will host 4 main “Slams” in 2025, going down in Kingston, Jamaica (Nationwide Stadium), Miami, Florida (Miramar’s Ansin Sports activities Complicated), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Franklin Discipline), and Los Angeles, California (Drake Stadium).
A complete of 96 athletes will compete, together with 48 Grand Slam Observe Racers who earned a complete of 34 Olympic medals on the Paris 2024 Video games, as they face off towards 48 challengers.
Daryll Neita (Getty)
Among the world’s prime athletes anticipated to compete embrace Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse, Quincy Corridor, Josh Kerr, Daryll Neita, Dina Asher-Smith, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Zharnel Hughes, Indirect Seville, Nickisha Pryce, and Ackera Nugent in addition to international superstars like Japan’s Nozomi Tanaka and France’s Sasha Zhoya, Clément Ducos, and Cyréna Samba-Mayela.
Michael Johnson, CEO & Commissioner of Grand Slam Observe, stated: “We’re delighted to companion with our associates at Warner Bros. Discovery to carry Grand Slam Observe to followers throughout Europe and Asia. Since our launch, we’ve had an enormous quantity of help from our nice followers on these continents.
“We got down to guarantee our broadcasts have been simply accessible for followers all over the world, and needed to ensure our Racers had a platform on which they may carry out, entertain, and develop their fanbases. This deal ensures that’s actuality, and we are able to’t wait to get began in Kingston, Jamaica, on April 4th.”
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