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2025 Philadelphia Slam
The 2025 Philadelphia Slam was an outdoor track and field meeting held from May 31 – June 1 2025 in Franklin Field, Philadelphia, United States. It was the third meet of the 2025 Grand Slam Track season, the debut season of Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track league. This meeting had a condensed schedule compared to the 2 previous meetings, moving from a 3-day event to a 2-day event. Another change occurred in the long distance category for both men and women, which was changed to be single race, with athletes now only running the 3000 metres for half the prize money. Results Key: / Slam winners Men's results Short sprints The 100 metres race was held on 1 June, starting at 17:22 (UTC−4). The 200 metres race was held on 31 May, starting at 17:07 (UTC−4). Short hurdles The 110mH race was held on 31 May, starting at 18:13 (UTC−4). The 100 metres race was held on 1 June, starting at 16:09 (UTC−4). Long sprints The 200 metres race was held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is the urban core of the Philadelphia metropolitan area (sometimes called the Delaware Valley), the nation's Metropolitan statistical area, seventh-largest metropolitan area and ninth-largest combined statistical area with 6.245 million residents and 7.379 million residents, respectively. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Americans, English Quakers, Quaker and advocate of Freedom of religion, religious freedom, and served as the capital of the Colonial history of the United States, colonial era Province of Pennsylvania. It then played a historic and vital role during the American Revolution and American Revolutionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diribe Welteji
Diribe Welteji Kejelcha (born 13 May 2002) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. She won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2023 World Championships and placed fourth in the 800 metres at the 2022 World Championships. At age 16, Welteji won the 800 m at the 2018 World U20 Championships, breaking the championship record in the process. She took silver for the 1500 metres at the 2021 World U20 Championships. Career A 16-year-old Diribe Welteji won the gold medal for the 800 m event at the 2018 World Under-20 Championships in Tampere, where she also competed in the women's 4 × 400 m relay without reaching the final, but achieving an Ethiopian junior record. In 2019, she won a gold in the 1500 metres at the African U20 Championships, finished sixth in the 800 m event at the African Games in Rabat, and was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 800 m event at the Doha World Championships. The 19-year-old competed without success in the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordell Tinch
Cordell Tinch (born 13 July 2000) is an American track and field athlete who competes primarily over 110 m hurdles. Early life Tinch grew up in Chicago and then Green Bay, Wisconsin where he attended Bay Port High School. As a junior, he competed in track and field events and won the State title in triple jump with a state record 14.99m, and won a long jump victory whilst being runner-up in the high jump and 110m hurdles. He also played basketball, but his main focus was on football, and on reaching the NFL. He attended University of Minnesota on a football scholarship. Ultimately, he decided football wasn’t the path he wished to follow, and he switched to Pittsburg State University in 2019. However, there was an issue with the transfer and he couldn’t compete in the national events. The COVID-19 pandemic also interrupted events so he stepped away from track and field and moved back to Green Bay. Career Tinch returned to athletics at Pittsburg State University, and beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
110 Metres Hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of in height are evenly spaced along a straight course of 110 metres. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner. Fallen hurdles do not carry a fixed time penalty for the runners, but they have a significant pull-over weight which slows down the run. Like the 100 metres sprint, the 110 metres hurdles begins in the starting blocks. For the 110 m hurdles, the first hurdle is placed after a run-up of 13.72 metres (45 ft) from the starting line. The next nine hurdles are set at a distance of 9.14 metres (30 ft) from each other, and the home stretch from the last hurdle to the finish line is 14.02 metres (46 ft) long. The Olympic Games have i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
200 Metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the '' stadion'' and run on a straight track, was the first recorded event at the ancient Olympic Games. The 200 m places more emphasis on speed endurance than shorter sprint distances as athletes predominantly rely on anaerobic energy system during the 200 m sprint. Similarly to other sprint distances, the 200 m begins from the starting blocks. When the sprinters adopt the 'set' position in the blocks they are able to adopt a more efficient starting posture and isometrically preload their muscles. This enables them to stride forwards more powerfully when the race begins and start faster. In the United States and elsewhere, athletes previously ran the 220-yard dash (201.168 m) instead of the 200 m ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Miller (sprinter)
Christian Miller (born 16 May 2006) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In July 2023, he ran 10.06 seconds for the 100 metres, an List of world under-18 bests in athletics, U18 World Record. The following season, he lowered his personal best to 9.93 seconds. Early life Miller is from St. Johns County, Florida, where he attended Creekside High School (Florida), Creekside High School. In November 2023, he signed a letter of intent to join the University of Georgia. Career In 2023, he became the USATF U20 champion in the 100m and 200m running times of 10.06 seconds and 20.51 seconds to win each, respectively. His 100m time was a junior class record and the fourth-fastest time in high school history. His 100m time overtook Puripol Boonson to set the List of world under-18 bests in athletics, U18 world record. In April 2024, he ran a wind-legal 9.93 seconds for the 100 metres in Florida at the age of 17 years-old, breaking the previous American U20 rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Brown (sprinter)
Aaron Brown (born 27 May 1992) is a Canadian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. As part of Canada's 4 × 100 m relay team, he is the 2024 Olympic gold medalist, 2020 Olympic silver medalist, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist and the 2022 World champion. Brown has also won two World bronze medals as part of Canada's 4 × 100 m relay teams in 2013 and 2015. As an individual, Brown is the 2018 Commonwealth Games silver medallist in the 200 m and won several junior championship medals early in his career. Career Junior success and London Olympics Brown attended Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute until 2010, and committed to the University of Southern California (USC) on a track scholarship. In 2009 Brown won the silver medal in the 100 m at the World Youth Championships in Brixen, Italy with a time of 10.74 into a headwind of 1.2 m/s. Prezel Hardy of the US took the gold and Giovanni Galbieri of Italy the bronze. The 2010 track season saw Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udodi Onwuzurike
Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike (born 29 January 2003) is a sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Born in the United States, he represents Nigeria internationally. He was the gold medallist at the World Athletics U20 Championships in 2021. Onwuzurike competes collegiately for Stanford University and is an alumnus of Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. On 26 May 2023, he ran the 100 metres in 9.92 seconds at Sacramento becoming the 50th man to break 10 seconds for 100 metres and 20 seconds for 200 metres. Early life and introduction to athletics Born in Detroit, Michigan, USA, to Nigerian parents, Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike holds dual citizenship, but his allegiance has always been with Nigeria, the country of his heritage. Growing up, Onwuzurike competed in various sports. He attended Brother Rice High School, where he began focusing on sprinting, quickly becoming a standout athlete. Onwuzurike became one of the top high school sprinters in the United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andre De Grasse
Andre De Grasse (born 10 November 1994) is a Canadian Sprint (running), sprinter. A seven-time Olympic medallist, De Grasse is the 2020 Olympic champion in the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres, 200 m, and also won the silver in the 200 m Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres, in 2016. He won a second silver in the 4 × 100 relay in Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, 2020. He also has three Olympic bronze medals, placing third in the 100 m at both the Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, 2016 and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, 2020 Games, and also in the 4 × 100 m relay in Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, 2016. De Grasse won his second Olympic gold medal as a part of the 4 × 100 m relay team at the Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, 2024 Summer Olympics. The win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Coleman
Christian Coleman (born March 6, 1996) is an American professional track and field sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. The 2019 world champion in the 100 meters, he also won gold as part of men's 4 × 100-meter relay. He holds personal bests of 9.76 seconds for the 100 m, which made him the 6th fastest all-time in the history of 100 metres event, and 19.85 for the 200 m. Coleman is the world record holder for the indoor 60 meters with 6.34 seconds. He was the Diamond League champion in 2018 and 2023 and the world number one ranked runner in the men's 100 m for the 2017, 2018 and 2019 seasons. Coleman represented the United States in the relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics, competing in the heats only. He was the gold medallist in the 60 m at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham and is a two-time American national champion, having won the 60 m in 2018 and 100 m in 2019. Coleman competed collegiately for the Tennessee Volun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zharnel Hughes
Zharnel Hughes (born 13 July 1995) is an Anguilla-born British Sprint (running), sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Born and raised in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, he has competed internationally for Great Britain in the Olympic Games, World Athletics and European Athletics events, and for England at the Commonwealth Games, since 2015. A double Athletics at the Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Games (Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, 2018, Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, 2022), double European Athletics Championships, European Championships (2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, 2018, 2022 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, 2022) gold medalist as part of the 4 × 100 metres relay, Hughes has twice been European champion individually; over 2018 European Athletics Championships - Men's 100 metres, 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Levell
Bryan Levell (born 23 December 2003) is a Jamaican sprinter. He became Jamaican champion over 200 metres in 2024. Early life He attended Edwin Allen High in Frankfield, Jamaica. Career He was a silver medalist in the relay at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi. He finished sixth in the 200 metres final at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. He was a silver medalist in the relay at the championships. Despite missing part of 2023 with injury, he turned professional in 2023 to be coached by Shanikie Osbourne in Kingston, Jamaica. He ran as part of the Jamaican relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. Competing at the Jamaican national championships in June 2024, he won the 200 metres title, running a personal best time of 19.97 seconds. At the championships, he also lowered his personal best to 10.07 seconds for the 100 metres in the first qualifying heat. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
