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Britain’s Olympic medallist Matthew Hudson-Smith won $100,000 (\u00a377,500) on Saturday after victory in the 200m at the inaugural Grand Slam Track in Kingston, Jamaica.<\/b><\/p>\n
The English sprinter’s 200m win, added to his second place in the 400m on Friday, meant he topped the combined standings to win the top prize.<\/p>\n
Hudson-Smith, 30, crossed the line in 20.77 seconds with Trinidad and Tobago’s Jereem Richards second and Deandre Watkin of Jamaica in third.<\/p>\n
“It’s great to win the first Grand Slam championship, I’m really excited and grateful,” Hudson-Smith said.<\/p>\n
“I’m getting to the end of my career so it’s time to start saving.”<\/p>\n
Wolverhampton’s Hudson-Smith, who won 400m silver at Paris 2024<\/a>, was the first athlete to claim a share of the cash prize at the innovative event launched by four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Grand Slam Track concept features four weekend meetings, with the next three taking place in the United States, and athletes compete across two disciplines.<\/p>\n A further three competitors also ended Saturday with a much healthier bank account, including Olympic champion Gabby Thomas.<\/p>\n The American clinched top spot after finishing second in the 400m to back up her victory in the 200m.<\/p>\n “I’m not sure I’ve ever been more tired in my life,” Thomas said. <\/p>\n “I heard them saying on the home stretch ‘$100K on the line’ and it really, really motivated me.”<\/p>\n Fellow American Kenny Bednarek backed up his 100m triumph with victory in the 200m, while Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji topped the field in the short distance group.<\/p>\n Welteji won the 1500m after coming in second during Friday’s 800m.<\/p>\n There was a shock in the men’s 1500m with Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi upsetting a high-calibre field.<\/p>\n US runner Yared Nuguse was second with Cole Hocker, who won Olympic gold in the event, settling for third.<\/p>\n Britain’s Josh Kerr, the reigning 1500m world champion finished fifth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n