The inaugural Grand Slam Observe™ Slam weekend in Kingston, Jamaica, kicks off as we speak, April 4.
That includes a full slate of occasions, the slam might be watched on the following:
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BeIN Sports activities: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon. Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
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CazéTV: Brazil
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CBC: Canada
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Charlton: Israel
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The CW: United States (linear, Saturdays & Sundays)
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Eurosport (Asia): Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka
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Eurosport (Europe): Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
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L’Equipe: France
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MTVA: Hungary
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NBC/Peacock: United States (streaming all days, Friday unique)
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New World TV: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Togo
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Rush Sports activities: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sint Maarten, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos Islands
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Sky Sport: New Zealand
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Sporty TV: Czechia
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SPOTV: Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam
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SuperSport: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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TBS: Japan
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TNT Sports activities: United Kingdom of Nice Britain & Northern Eire, Republic of Eire
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TVJ: Jamaica
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TyC Sports activities: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
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VG: Norway
For a full schedule of the occasions, which is able to function stars akin to Alexis Holmes, Gabby Thomas, Tsigie Gebreselama, Roshawn Clarke, Rushell Clayton and Fred Kerley, go to the Grand Slam Observe™ web site, right here. To notice, all occasions are listed in native time in Kingston, Jamaica.
The winner of every Slam group will take house $100,000 in prize cash, and the eighth place competitor will earn $10,000. Grand Slam Observe™ can have a complete of $12.6m in prize cash that will likely be awarded throughout the Slams annually along with the bottom compensation paid to Racers and look charges paid to Challengers.
The main target of Grand Slam Observe™ is on face to face competitors, not successful occasions. There will likely be no rabbits or pacing lights. Every Slam is equally as essential as another, can have its personal prize purse, and will likely be independently scored, with factors and former finishes not carrying over to the next Slams. All opponents will compete twice over the three-day occasion, and all Slam occasions will meet World Athletics laws, with achieved marks being eligible for rankings and requirements.
For additional info, please observe @GrandSlamTrack on all social media platforms, and go to grandslamtrack.com.
About Grand Slam Observe
Grand Slam Observe™ is the worldwide house of elite observe competitors based by four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson. The league is redefining the panorama of observe with a concentrate on head-to-head competitors between the quickest people on the planet: fostering rivalries, celebrating racing, and placing followers first. The league incorporates a roster of 48 Racers signed to compete in 4 annual Slams and consists of superstars like Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Quincy Corridor, Josh Kerr, Marileidy Paulino, and plenty of extra. These Racers compete towards 48 Challengers, who fluctuate per Slam; every Slam options the most important and deepest prize purse within the historical past of the game. The inaugural Grand Slam Observe™ season in 2025 sees Slams happen in Kingston, Jamaica; Miami; Philadelphia; and Los Angeles. For extra info, go to grandslamtrack.com.
About Michael Johnson
Born in Dallas, Texas, Michael Johnson is a Corridor of Fame observe and discipline star, universally acknowledged as one of many biggest sprinters of all time. He received 4 Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships throughout his profession, and held world and Olympic information in each the 200m and 400m races. On the 1996 Olympic Video games in Atlanta, Johnson grew to become the primary and solely male athlete to win the Gold medal in each the 200m and 400m on the identical Olympics. Since retiring from lively competitors, Johnson has grow to be a serial entrepreneur and investor, in addition to extremely wanted efficiency mindset speaker and an award successful tv commentator. Johnson has been a pundit for the BBC’s protection of each Olympics Video games since Athens 2004, and stays a key voice on, and advocate for the game. Johnson was inducted into the US Observe and Discipline Corridor of Fame in 2004.