The Brit will compete over the 200m and 400m on the Kingston Slam in early April
Dina Asher-Smith has signed as much as Grand Slam Observe and might be a Challenger in each the 200m and 400m on the Kingston Slam in Jamaica (April 4-6).
The Brit, who become international 200m champion in Doha six years in the past, will compete in opposition to the likes of Marileidy Paulino, Alexis Holmes, Nickisha Pryce, Salwa Eid Naser and Gabby Thomas over each part and a complete lap at Independence Park.
Asher-Smith nonetheless holds the British 200m file of 21.88 – a time that propelled her to the arena 200m identify – and not too long ago progressed her private very best within the 400m to 52.31.
The 29-year-old, who may be a global 100m bronze and silver medallist, is now coaching out in Texas underneath the steerage of Edrick Floréal.
Athletes at Grand Slam Observe are categorised as both Racers and Challengers and are assigned to compete in one of the crucial following classes: quick sprints (100m/200m), quick hurdles (100m hurdles or 110m hurdles/100m), lengthy sprints (200m/400m), lengthy hurdles (400H/400m), heart distance (800m/1500m), or lengthy distance (3000m/5000m).
Dina Asher-Smith (Getty)
The general placement ranking for athletes might be decided by way of their mixed completing order between the 2 races. The winner of every Slam workforce will take house $100,000 in prize cash and the 8th position competitor will earn $10,000.
In Kingston, which is the primary of 4 Slams at the 2025 calendar, Paulino, Holmes, Pryce, Eid Naser and Thomas are Racers and Asher-Smith is a Challenger. Two different Challengers will fill the general couple of spots and they’re but to be introduced.
Paulino – the reigning Olympic and international 400m champion – has the quickest time over one lap in all of the box with 48.17, which puts her fourth at the all-time checklist.
Eid Naser completed 2d in the back of Paulino on the Paris Olympics, whilst Holmes used to be 6th within the ultimate on the Stade de France.
Nickisha Pryce (Getty)
Pryce received the 400m eventually yr’s Diamond League in London with a time of 48.57 and might be buoyed by way of a partisan Jamaican crowd on house soil.
Thomas, who has a 200m very best of 21.60, is the one athlete within the box introduced that has a time faster than Asher-Smith (21.88) over part a lap.
The American, who secured Olympic golds within the 200m and ladies’s 4x100m/4x400m relays in Paris, additionally boasts a quickest 400m time of 49.68.
Kingston will kick off the Grand Slam Observe collection this yr, adopted by way of meets in Miami, Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
Champs in Kingston, Jamaica (Euan Crumley)
The Nationwide Stadium in Jamaica has revel in of website hosting fantastic occasions, from the Racers Grand Prix and Jamaican Nationwide Championships to the ISSA Grace Kennedy Boys and Ladies Championships (higher referred to as ‘Champs’).
Grand Slam Observe then travels to Miami, with the three-day meet happening round the similar time because the Formulation One Grand Prix, on Would possibly 2-4.
The Philadelphia and LA Slams are on Would possibly 30-June 1 and June 27-29 respectively.
Extra bulletins of Challengers are anticipated within the lead-up to the Kingston Slam.
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