The British pair shall be Challengers on the inaugural Grand Slam Monitor meet in Kingston, Jamaica
Neil Gourley and Melissa Courtney-Bryant have signed up as Challengers for the inaugural Grand Slam Monitor meet, which takes place in Kingston, Jamaica (April 4-6).
The duo, who each competed for Nice Britain on the latest European Indoor Championships, would be the sixth and seventh Brits to compete on the Kingston Slam.
Zharnel Hughes, Josh Kerr, Daryll Neita and Matt Hudson-Smith are Racers, whereas Dina Asher-Smith is a Challenger.
Gourley will compete within the 800m/1500m class and faces compatriot Kerr, in addition to Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse, Marco Arop, Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Bryce Hoppel and Mohamed Attaoui.
The 30-year-old just lately positioned fourth within the European indoor 1500m remaining, a race that noticed Jakob Ingebrigtsen safe the gold medal.
Neil Gourley (Getty)
Gourley, predominantly a 1500m runner that has finest of three:30.60 over the gap, additionally has some pedigree within the 800m – his quickest time over two laps being 1:44.82 was set three years in the past in Pfungstadt, Germany.
The Brit additionally set a nationwide indoor 1000m document eventually month’s Keely Klassic, clocking 2:16.74 in Birmingham.
Courtney-Bryant will compete within the 3000m/5000m class and faces Nozomi Tanaka, Tsige Gebreselama. Agnes Ngetich, Elise Cranny, Hellen Ekalale. Whittni Morgan and Ejgayehu Taye.
The 31-year-old set a Welsh indoor 3000m document of 8:28.69 in her win eventually month’s New Steadiness Grand Prix in Boston, which additionally put her second on the UK all-time indoor rankings.
This previous weekend, Courtney-Bryant adopted that up with European indoor 3000m silver in Apeldoorn, after being pipped to gold on the road by Eire’s Sarah Healy.
Sarah Healy (Getty)
There’s little question that with a better of 8:28.69 within the 3000m, Courtney-Bryant is extra of a specialist over that distance than the 5000m.
Courtney-Bryant will nonetheless be assured of going a lot sooner than her private better of 14:53.82, given she set it six years in the past.
All of the Challengers for the Kingston Slam have now been introduced, with different standout names being Grace Stark, Dalilah Muhammad, Ackeem Blake, Favour Ofili, and Dominic Lobalu.
Racers Devon Allen and Luis Grijalva will miss the Kingston Slam attributable to accidents, so a further Challenger has been added to every of their occasion teams in consequence.
“We’re delighted to announce the ultimate group of Challengers to spherical out our first ever Grand Slam Monitor area in Kingston,” stated Michael Johnson, the league’s founder and Commissioner.
“The 96 rivals will placed on a present for the world to see. I hope you may be part of us in Kingston for this pageant of velocity. We’re so excited to get to Jamaica and have fun our fantastic sport on the Nationwide Stadium.”
Michael Johnson (Grand Slam Monitor)
The winner of every Slam group will take residence $100,000 in prize cash and the eighth place competitor will earn $10,000.
Grand Slam Monitor shall be accessible to look at within the UK and Eire on TNT Sports activities, following a brand new partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Each occasion on the 2025 calendar shall be accessible to stream dwell and on-demand on Max and discovery+.
Full Kingston Slam begins lists (® denotes Racer; © denotes Challenger):
Males’s Brief Sprints (100m/200m): Kenny Bednarek ®, Fred Kerley ®, Indirect Seville ®, Zharnel Hughes ®, Courtney Lindsey ©, Ackeem Blake ©, Terrence Jones ©, Joseph Fahnbulleh ©.
Girls’s Brief Sprints (100m/200m): Brittany Brown ®, Daryll Neita ®, Melissa Jefferson-Picket ®, Alana Reid ©, Jacious Sears ©, Tamara Clark ©, Favour Ofili ©, Kemba Nelson ©.
Males’s Lengthy Sprints (200m/400m): Quincy Corridor ®, Muzala Samukonga ®, Matthew Hudson-Smith ®, Jereem Richards ®, Busang Collen Kebinatshipi ©, Vernon Norwood ©, Chris Bailey ©, Deandre Watkin ©.
Girls’s Lengthy Sprints (200m/400m): Gabby Thomas ®, Nickisha Pryce ®, Alexis Holmes ®, Marileidy Paulino ®, Salwa Eid Naser ®, Dina Asher-Smith ©, Talitha Diggs ©, Stacey Ann Williams ©.
Males’s Brief Hurdles (100m/110m hurdles): Freddie Crittenden ®, Sasha Zhoya ®, Daniel Roberts ®, Orlando Bennett ©, Hansle Parchment ©, Cordell Tinch ©, Cameron Murray ©, Dylan Beard ©.
Girls’s Brief Hurdles (100m/100m hurdles): Ackera Nugent ®, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn ®, Masai Russell ®, Cyréna Samba-Mayela ®, Danielle Williams ©, Grace Stark ©, Denisha Cartwright ©, Alia Armstrong ©.
Males’s Lengthy Hurdles (400m/400m hurdles): Clément Ducos ®, Alison Dos Santos ®, Caleb Dean ®, Roshawn Clarke ®, Malik James-King ©, CJ Allen ©, Chris Robinson ©, Trevor Bassitt ©.
Girls’s Lengthy Hurdles (400m/400m hurdles): Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ®, Shamier Little ®, Rushell Clayton ®, Jasmine Jones ®, Shiann Salmon ©, Cathelijn Peeters ©, Andrenette Knight ©, Dalilah Muhammad ©.
Males’s Brief Distance (800m/1500m): Cole Hocker ®, Josh Kerr ®, Yared Nuguse ®, Marco Arop ®, Emmanuel Wanyonyi ©, Bryce Hoppel ©, Neil Gourley ©, Mohamed Attaoui ©.
Girls’s Brief Distance (800m/1500m): Jess Hull ®, Nikki Hiltz ®, Diribe Welteji ®, Mary Moraa ®, Nelly Chepchirchir ©, Heather MacLean ©, Natoya Goule-Toppin ©, Susan Ejore ©.
Males’s Lengthy Distance (3000m/5000m): Grant Fisher ®, Ronald Kwemoi ®, Hagos Gebrhiwet ®, Cooper Teare ©, Thierry Ndikumwenayo ©, Dominic Lobalu ©, Dylan Jacobs ©, Telahun Haile Bekele ©.
Girls’s Lengthy Distance (3000m/5000m): Nozomi Tanaka ®, Tsige Gebreselama ®, Agnes Ngetich ®, Elise Cranny ®, Hellen Ekalale ©, Whittni Morgan ©, Melissa Courtney-Bryant ©, Ejgayehu Taye ©.
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