Kenny Bednarek, Gabby Thomas, Mathew Huston and Diribe Welteji won $100,000 each after winning the track Grand Slam held in Kingston, Jamaica.
Tomorrow, Sunday, the last 8 champions of the Jamaican Slam will be defined.
With more than 5 thousand fans in the stands of the National Stadium in Kingston, the second day of competitions of the Grand Slam Track took place, a day that would bring with it the first champions and winners of the millionaire prize of US$ 100,000 each.
Four world stars celebrated victory and the handsome check.
Kenny Bednarek was one of them. The American sprinter won the 200m with a time of 20.07. Britain’s Zharnel Hughes was second with a time of 20.37. Bednarek, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 200m, swept the men’s sprint group. He also won the 100 meters Friday night, making him the first Slam champion to win both races in the group.
Gabby Thomas, meanwhile, came in second in the 400 meter dash with a personal best of 49.14. That, combined with her win last night in the 200 meters, gave her enough points to win the Slam. That, combined with her win last night in the 200 meters, gave her enough points to win the Slam. Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser won the one-lap race on the track with a time of 48.67, the best in the world.
Mathew Hudson-Smith of Great Britain won the Men’s Long Distance Men’s Group by winning the 200m in 20.77, 0.04 ahead of Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago. Hudson-Smith won by four points ahead of Chris Bailey of the United States. Bailey, who finished first in the 400m on Friday night, was only fifth in the 200m.
Diribe Welteji’s victory in the women’s sprint group also came on Saturday. The Ethiopian won the 1,500m with a time of 4:04.51, after finishing second in the 800m on Friday. Welteji won the Run Group with two points ahead of American Nikki Hiltz, first in last night’s race and third tonight.
The three athletes managed to win their second consecutive race of the […]