Kenny Bednarek and Gabby Thomas are every $100,000 richer after being named Slam Champions on the inaugural Grand Slam Monitor occasion in Kingston, Jamaica, Saturday night time. The 2 Individuals claimed their titles within the closing two occasions of an exhilarating night of racing at Nationwide Stadium.
Bednarek dominated tonight’s 200m, successful in 20.07. Nice Britain’s Zharnel Hughes was a distant second in 20.37. Bednarek, a two-time Olympic 200m Silver Medalist, swept the Males’s Quick Sprints Race Group. He additionally received Friday night time’s 100m making him the primary Slam Champion to win each races within the Race Group.
For Thomas, the reigning 200m Olympic Champion, it took operating an enormous private finest within the 400m to win the Ladies’s Lengthy Sprints Race Group. Thomas completed second in 49.14. That mixed together with her victory in final night time’s 200m gave her sufficient factors to win the Slam. Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser received the race in a world-leading time of 48.67.
Kingston, Jamaica
April 4, 2025, picture by Kevin Morris
Earlier within the night, Matthew Hudson-Smith and Diribe Welteji turned the primary ever Slam Champions within the historical past of the brand new observe league based by Olympic legend Michael Johnson.
Hudson-Smith of Nice Britain received the Males’s Lengthy Sprints Race Group by taking victory within the 200m in 20.77, .04 forward of Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago. Hudson-Smith defeated Chris Bailey of america by 4 factors for the Race Group victory. Bailey, who completed first in Friday night time’s 400m, solely completed fifth within the 200m.
Kingston, Jamaica
April 5, 2025, picture by Kevin Morris
Welteji’s victory within the Ladies’s Quick Distance Race Group additionally got here because of a victory on Saturday. The Ethiopian received the 1500m in 4:04.51 after ending second in Friday’s 800m. Welteji received the Race Group by two factors over American Nikki Hiltz, the primary place finisher in final night time’s race who positioned third tonight.
Kingston, Jamaica
April 5, 2025, picture by Kevin Morris
Slam Champions every win $100,000. Eight extra champions shall be named tomorrow, the ultimate day of competitors. Different highlights from Saturday night time embody:
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Within the a lot anticipated rematch of the 1500m Olympic Remaining, it was the 800m Paris Gold Medalist stepping up in distance and taking the victory. Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi defeated all the 2024 Olympic podium by operating a lifetime finest of three:35.18.
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Olympic Bronze Medalist Melissa Jefferson-Wood of america opened up the Ladies’s Quick Sprints Race Group by ending first within the 100m in 11.11. Fellow American Jenna Prandini was second in 11.23.
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Within the Males’s Quick Hurdles Race Group, Dylan Beard of america ran 13.29 within the 110m Hurdles, narrowly defeating Sasha Zhoya of France who completed in 13.34.
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Tia Jones received the 100m Hurdles within the Ladies’s Quick Hurdles Race Group. Jones’ successful time of 12.63 is the quickest time on this planet this yr.
Full outcomes might be discovered right here.