{"id":8339,"date":"2024-12-19T20:51:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T20:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/grand-slam-track-zharnel-hughes-great-britain-sprinter-included-in-48-athlete-roster\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T20:51:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T20:51:24","slug":"grand-slam-track-zharnel-hughes-great-britain-sprinter-included-in-48-athlete-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/grand-slam-track-zharnel-hughes-great-britain-sprinter-included-in-48-athlete-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Slam Track: Zharnel Hughes, Great Britain sprinter, included in 48-athlete roster"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Great Britain sprinter Zharnel Hughes will take part in the inaugural season of Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track in 2025.<\/b><\/p>\n

The event has a prize fund of $12.6m (\u00a39.9m) and was launched by American sprint legend Johnson in June, with the aim of bringing together the world’s best athletes.<\/p>\n

It will feature 48 contracted athletes but there will also be 48 “challengers” named at a later date. <\/p>\n

Hughes is the British men’s record holder in both the 100m and 200m and was part of Team GB’s 4x100m bronze medal-winning quartet<\/a> at last summer’s Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old also claimed individual bronze in the 100m at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest.<\/p>\n

The Briton was one of the final five contracted athletes to be named on Thursday along with American sprinter Brittany Brown, who won Olympic bronze in the women’s 200m.<\/p>\n

In November, sprinter Daryll Neita became the first British woman to join the league<\/a>, which is split over four events and starts in April 2025. <\/p>\n

Three of the four meetings in 2025 will be hosted in American cities Los Angeles, Miami and Philadelphia, while Kingston in Jamaica will also stage an event.<\/p>\n

“I’m driven by the desire to be the best, to inspire others, and to leave a lasting legacy,” said Hughes. <\/p>\n

“The future of our sport is bright, and with the global popularity of track, I think now is the right time to join Grand Slam Track.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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