Grand Slam Track tickets go live
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tickets are now on sale for Grand Slam Track, the new global stage for elite track competition founded by four-time United States (US) Olympic Champion Michael Johnson.
The season will kick off in Kingston, Jamaica in April 2025 and continue in Miami, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. Ticket prices for Kingston, Jamaica range between US$10, US$50 and US$60 for individual events.
According to a press release on Friday, 48 athletes will be named as Grand Slam Track Racers each year. The roster of racers already announced features stars from across the world of track including Jamaicans Ackera Nugent and Roshawn Clarke.
It said the remaining 48 racers will be known as Grand Slam Track Challengers and will be paid a set appearance fee to compete at individual slams. Grand Slam Track Challengers will be chosen by the Grand Slam Track Racing Committee based on a combination of factors including recent performances and the most intriguing athletes and matchups.
Racers and Challengers will be assigned to compete in one of the following categories and will all race in two events during each Slam: short sprints (100m/200m), short hurdles (100H or 110H/100m), long sprints (200m/400m), long hurdles (400H/400m), short distance (800m/1500m), or long distance (3000m/5000m).
All competitors’ final placement score will be determined by their combined finishing order between the two races, the release said. In the event of a tie across the two events, it will be the athlete who had the quickest combined time across the two races who will be deemed the winner, it added.
The winner of each slam group will take home US$100,000 in prize money, and the eighth place competitor will earn US$10,000. Grand Slam Track will have a total of US$12.6 million of prize money that will be awarded across the slams each year in addition to the base compensation and appearance fees paid to racers.
All racers will compete twice over the three-day event, and all slam events will meet World Athletics regulations with achieved marks being eligible for rankings and standards.
Johnson’s ultimate goal is to develop better engagement with fans by promoting track and field’s biggest stars and reaching new audiences with unique, innovative storytelling.
