After igniting the monitor world with a sold-out Miami Slam, Grand Slam Observe is elevating the stakes as soon as once more. The League just lately introduced main updates for the Philadelphia Slam, set to blow up at historic Franklin Subject Could 31 and June 1.
This third cease in Grand Slam Observe’s trailblazing inaugural season will function a refined two-day competitors schedule, new high-profile Challengers able to disrupt the sector, and a reimagined occasion format constructed for depth, drama, and fan-first thrills.
“Coming off a tremendous sold-out Miami Slam, we’ve taken time to rejoice the successes we’ve achieved in our inaugural season, but additionally have seemed for tactics to enhance Grand Slam Observe in actual time,” mentioned Grand Slam Observe Founder and Commissioner Michael Johnson.
“We’ve mentioned all alongside we wish to hearken to our followers, athletes, and coaches, and having heard suggestions from varied key stakeholders, we’ve made the choice to condense our schedule in Philadelphia into two, high-octane, and intense days of fight racing. We wish to be essentially the most versatile, adaptive, and fan-first league in sports activities, and we consider making these adjustments will enhance the Grand Slam Observe expertise for all.”
New format. Greater stakes. Most pace.
In direct response to followers, athletes, and coaches, the Philadelphia Slam will run over two days as a substitute of three, promising a tighter, extra electrical viewing expertise each in-stadium and around the globe.
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Key competitors format adjustments embody:
- Two-Day Slam: The condensed format focuses all of the motion into one explosive weekend, making certain continuous pleasure with no filler.
- Single Race Showdowns: The Males’s and Ladies’s Lengthy Distance Race Teams will now compete in a single 3000m race, growing drama and putting the total $50,000 prize on the road in a single decisive battle.
- Ticket Refunds for Friday: Followers who bought Friday-only tickets will obtain computerized full refunds starting Could 16. These with multi-day tickets that included Friday will get partial refunds. Questions? Electronic mail [email protected].
Superstars incoming: New Challengers introduced
Grand Slam Observe has added 5 elite athletes to the already star-studded roster headed to Philadelphia:
- Hobbs Kessler (USA) – Males’s Quick Distance | 2024 World Indoor Bronze Medalist, 1500m
- Josh Hoey (USA) – Males’s Quick Distance | 2025 World Indoor Gold Medalist, 800m
- Georgia Hunter Bell (UK) – Ladies’s Quick Distance | 2024 Olympic Bronze, 2024 European Silver, 1500m
- Nia Akins (USA) – Ladies’s Quick Distance | 2024 US Olympic Trials Champion, 800m
- Isabella Whittaker (USA) – Ladies’s Lengthy Sprints | Indoor American Document Holder, 400m; third Place, 2025 Miami Slam
Blockbuster match-ups: The rivalries return
The Philadelphia Slam will ship must-see rematches and first-time faceoffs, together with: Gabby Thomas vs. Melissa Jefferson-Picket: The Miami duel continues as these dash titans collide once more within the Ladies’s Quick Sprints group. Jefferson-Picket holds two Slam wins. Thomas needs her second.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s 100m Professional Debut: The Olympic icon steps into new territory, competing within the Ladies’s Quick Hurdles Race Group for her first skilled 100m race.
Three Slam Champions. One Race. $100K on the road. McLaughlin-Levrone will face Miami Slam Champion Ackera Nugent and Kingston Slam Champion Danielle Williams in a loaded showdown not like something monitor has seen.
Philly’s energy line-up: A who’s who of world pace
These new Challengers be a part of an already electrical forged of world stars, together with: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Kenny Bednarek, Grant Fisher, Indirect Seville, Trey Cunningham, Ditaji Kambundji, Sasha Zhoya, Marileidy Paulino, Salwa Eid Naser, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Marco Arop, Josh Kerr, Yared Nuguse, Cole Hocker, Nikki Hiltz, Alexis Holmes, Masai Russell, Rushell Clayton, Ronald Kwemoi, Agnes Ngetich, and plenty of extra.
Grand Slam Observe tickets & broadcast
Tickets for Saturday and Sunday are on sale now at grandslamtrack.com/events/
The Philadelphia Slam can be broadcast in 198 nations and territories worldwide.
This isn’t simply monitor. That is fight racing, and Philadelphia is about to really feel the thunder.
