Grand Slam Track changes schedule for Philadelphia event

CBC Sports

· Posted: May 15, 2025 9:44 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

Changes are coming to the Grand Slam Track lawsuit successful Philadelphia.

Founder and commissioner Michael Johnson announced connected Thursday that the archetypal three-day docket for the nonrecreational way league lawsuit volition beryllium condensed to 2 days of competition.

The Philadelphia Slam volition present statesman connected Saturday, May 31 and wrapper up connected Sunday, June 1 at Franklin Field.

"Coming disconnected an astonishing sold-out Miami Slam, we've taken clip to observe the successes we've achieved successful our inaugural season, but besides person looked for ways to amended Grand Slam Track in existent time," Johnson said successful a release.

"We've said each on we privation to perceive to our fans, athletes, and coaches, and having heard feedback from assorted cardinal stakeholders, we've made the determination to condense our docket successful Philadelphia into two, high-octane, and aggravated days of combat racing. We privation to beryllium the astir flexible, adaptive, and fan-first league successful sports, and we judge making these changes volition amended the Grand Slam Track experience for all."

The determination to a two-day lawsuit results in a important alteration to the agelong region category. The three-day contention model had allowed for a time of remainder for the athletes betwixt their 3,000-metre and 5,000m events, but present they volition vie successful a azygous 3,000m contention successful Philadelphia.

That alteration besides comes with an altered prize excavation for agelong region athletes, with winners taking location $50,000 US alternatively of the $100,000 antecedently up for grabs.

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The last halt of the Grand Slam Track play is successful Los Angeles from June 27-29.

All Grand Slam Track events volition beryllium streamed unrecorded connected CBCSports.ca and connected CBC Gem. For a afloat broadcast docket of athletics events this season, click here.