The meeting will take place on May 31 and June 1 in slightly reviewed format
Grand Slam Track has announced the competition calendar for the third slam of its inaugural season, a group of new elite challengers that will compete in Philadelphia, in addition to some changes in the league format for the Slam of Philadelphia.
The Slam of Philadelphia will now place two days, instead of three, from May 31 to June 1, in Franklin Field.
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“We have said all the time we want to listen to our fans, athletes and coaches, and having heard comments from several key interested parties, we have made the decision to condense our schedule in Philadelphia in two, high octane and intense days of combat races. We want to be the most flexible, adaptive and fans of fans in sports, and we believe that the thesis changes will improve the experience of the great sat.
Johnson believes that the new simplified competence format of Philadelphia Slam will benefit fans who attend, and spectators at home, providing intense, condensed and high -risk races.
To guarantee the most exciting and competitive confrontations, the long -distance and female long distance career groups will compete in a single 3000 m race. As they will only compete in a race in the Slam, the long -distance racing groups will compete for an adjusted awards group, and the winner takes home $ 50,000 or $ 100,000.
The League also appointed five new challengers who will compete in the Philadelphia Slam: Hobbs Kessler and Josh Hoey in the dried short of men, Georgia Hunter Bell and Nia Akins in the short distance of women and Isabella Whittaker in the women’s lengths.
The Slam of Philadelphia will also see a rematch of Miami, with Gabby Thomas once again competing in the short sprints of women and facing their rival and twice Slam Melissa Jefferson-Wooden.
Also in Philadelphia, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will compete in the women’s short obstacle group, which will see 100 meters professionally for the first time. This group will also see the first confrontation between three Slam champions, since Miami Slam champion, Ackera Nugent, and the twice Slam McLaughlin-Levone champion will join by Challenger and Kingston Sloriams $ Champion $ Champion.
The challengers announced this week join the announced Williams, Duitaji Kambundji, Trey Cunningham, Jakub Szymański, Lorenzo Simonelli and Cordell Tinch. The Grand Slam Track Roster Or 48 Racers Who Will Competition in Philadelphia Includes Sydney McLaughlin-Levone, Gabby Thomas, Kenny Bednarek, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Grant Fisher, Sasha Zhoyon Dosos, Salwa Hudson-Smith, Nikki Hiltz, Masai Russell, Alexis Holmes, Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse, Josh Kerr, Oblia Sevilla, Ackera Nigenst, Roshawn Clarke, Rushell Clayton, Nickisha Price, Cyron Ramba-Mayel Kwemoi, Agnes Ngetich, Muzala Samukonga, Jess Hull, Marco Arou and more.
For more information, see GrandslamTrack.com