This is the future of track. This is Grand Slam Track. A reimagined league featuring track’s fastest stars racing head-to-head for the biggest prizes four times each year.
You could see that Hocker was going to be this years Olympic 1500M Champ at the USA Trials and through the rounds in Paris. He had another gear that he didn’t show until the final in Paris. He was holding back until the final. Tactical Patience and Hoosier Grit.
I loved your old commercials saying, "It's ok to be fast". I'm glad you're helping the sport of track. If it's a big success, hopefully you can add the field portion soon after.
Looking forward to these events. Waiting to hear who else, beside Sydney has signed up. Hoping to hear Gabby, Rai, Sha', Noel, Bol, Curly, Kung Fu Kenny, Ana Crockrell, Pauline, Dina, Moraa & Grant all sign up soon. Good luck on this awesome venture.
I've been to the Grand Slam Track Website and watched MJ in a few interviews. The thing that bothers me is that there might be a bit too much emphasis on pop culture and social media influence of his GST chosen few. The MARKETING of GST is akin to a "reality show" track meet with the world's best... which I'm probably not interested in watching. I get what he's trying to do, but what my fellow boomer is missing is that pop culture and social media are fickle and easily manipulated. At the end of the day, with sport, "integrity" reigns (or at least the appearance of it). This is true no matter the age group or the sport. Since he's made comparisons to Grand Slam Tennis, its qualification is based solely on EARNED rankings... not popularity or socmed pages. No doubt T&F/Athletics needs a boost and I really want to see a Grand Slam format for T&F succeed, but he should be careful not to ruin the perception and integrity of the sport itself more than PEDs already ruined it some years back.
Starting from next year, the T&F World Championships which are currently every 2yrs are going to become an Annual Champs in non-OLY years & will be the final meet of the season going forward, so this means there will be a WC in Tokyo Sep '25, Budapest Sep '26 & Beijing Sep '27 leading up to the OLY in LA '28. The current Diamond League competition which is the premier regular season T&F competition will be restructured to build up to each WC going forward!
I love this! My favorite meet outside of the Olympics is the US Trials. If there's an annual World Championships, I'm assuming there will be the prerequisite trials.
Joey Chestnut = 3 hot dogs in 24 seconds plus 100m in 22 seconds = 46 seconds total Usain Bolt (2024 version) = 3 hot dogs in 40 seconds plus 100m in 10.75 seconds = 50.75 seconds total
Holy smokes…. You absolutely called it. Perfectly executed race strategy and insanely courageous finish. Cole will join the ranks of Steve Scott, Marty Liquori and Jim Ryun in the pantheon of great American middle distance runners.
I am looking forward to this league, seems very exciting. However, one statement was incorrect. We do not have to wait 4 years to see the best athletes compete; we see them in the world championships every other odd year.
Micheal, I have always wondered about a triple in the speed races. I look at someone like Tebogo and would love to see him run the 100, 200 and 400m flat. I believe is humanly possible, but what do I know? Has anyone ever tried it, man or woman? Do you think is realistic and be successful?
Homes.... love ya but what about the stretch drive in the 1,500 with Cole Hocker upsetting the favorites in Olympic and American Record time? you are showing your sprint and black bias ...sadly... and Josh Kerr is all in for your Grand Slam track is his getting beat the reason you don't talk his race?
Can only pick three and he picked bangers. Could've also said men's 400mh, sifan going crazy in the marathon after doing every other distance race, the women's 100 and 200. Like, damn, every race was a bamger but can only pick 3
Kipyeagon didn't lead that race up front at 1500m for most of the race. She hung back. The pace was fast for Elle and Nikki, they both emptied a bit too much of the tank but they did give themselves a crack at it late because otherwise they would've been way back. They tried to gear. Hull was really the runner able to remain somewhat close up there when Faith went next level.
I don't think there will be field events at his grand slam, which is a shame. I think it's insane not to invite mondo to every event even if it's just him going for the wr by himself. Plus, high jump/long jump/triple all have multiple athletes competing at world record levels
@@IntoTheSkyy Mondo has no competition though! GST is all about H2H competition - we currently have 3 of the best triple jumpers of all time & 2 of them are beefing with each other (like Josh/Jakob in the 1500m) in Pichardo & Diaz Fortun, add in the World Junior Record Holder Hibbert & those 3 could go at it @GST Meet! In the LJ, could have Tentoglou/Furlani/Pinnock going at it; in the HJ, could have Barshim/JuVaughan Harrison/Tamberi going at it; in Women's LJ, could have Tara Davis/Mihambo/Jasmine Moore going at it and so on....
@@AllInTheGame01 I agree with everything you said. If there was an athlete dominating the way mondo has dominated pole vault I would understand not bringing him to an event meant to highlight H2H rivalries. But I think Mondo and pole vault are an exception. he is SO good at turning up a crowd, and the way pole vault competition is structured allows athletes to uniquely compete against the height of the bar, not just each other. So yeah, we want H2H rivalries, but I think Mondo breaking pole vault records is a very unique exception
He's been saying that incorrect nonsense a lot lately to try & promote his new League even though there's the DL; WA Continental Tour; WC in '25 in Tokyo; a brand new 3-day WC in Budapest in '26, followed by the traditional WC in '27!
There used to be cable stations that broadcasted tennis only. The same thing could be done for track. Track meets could be streamed even. Allow people access to internet links that would show us races as they are happening. Add a few commercials to pay for the viewing or ask fans to subscribe.
