Britain's Josh Kerr wins short distance Slam after fifth-place 800m finish, Kenny Bednarek sets marker with lightning 100m run

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Josh Kerr became the second British athlete to win a Grand Slam Track event, topping the short distance standings after a fifth-place finish in the 800m on Day 2. Matthew Hudson-Smith could not back up his success in Kingston, finishing fifth in the long sprints, while Kenny Bednarek ran a wind-assisted 9.79 in the 100m. Watch Day 3 live on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ from 20:30 (UK time).

Richards finishes second in 400m to be crowned Grand Slam champion in Miami

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Kerr runs best-ever 800m to take Slam win

Josh Kerr topped the Grand Slam short distance standings in Miami after recording a personal best in the 800m, following his Day 1 victory in the 1500m, but his fellow British athletes were less successful.

Zharnel Hughes finished in fourth place in the 100m, which was won in a wind-assisted time of 9.79s by the Kingston short sprints champion Kenny Bednarek and he will be a short-priced favourite to emulate Melissa Jefferson-Wooden in winning consecutive events when he runs the 200m on Day 3.

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Bednarek runs 9.79 to win men's 100m at Grand Slam Track Miami

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Jefferson-Wooden's third-place finish in the 200m, behind winner Gabby Thomas, was enough when allied with her 100m win on Friday to edge her a point clear of her American compatriot. Britain's Daryll Neita finished last in the 200m, as she did in the 100m event 24 hours earlier.

Backing up his Day 1 success, Kerr finished fifth in the 800m to take the $100,000 prize money in the short distance category.

The Scot ran 1:45.01, finishing fast down the straight to just edge into fifth place, which was enough to see him top the standings - a huge improvement from his fifth (1500m) and eighth (800m) finishes in the opening event in Kingston.

Overall, Kerr finished two points in front of Canada's Marco Arop who placed second once more, after successive wins in the 800m. The Kingston short distance Slam winner, Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi, was not in action in Miami.

Matthew Hudson-Smith, the long sprints Slam winner in Kingston, ran a creditable third in the 400m, but, after his seventh-place finish in the 200m on Friday, was left down in fifth place overall.

Jereem Richards won the long sprints Miami title after finishing second to impressive challenger Jacory Patterson in the 400m.

The other Slam winner on the night was Ackera Nugent, who topped the short hurdles standings after blitzing the field in the 100m, after her third-place finish in the hurdles on Friday. Nugent finished one point clear of hurdles winner, Masai Russell, who came home in fourth place on Saturday, despite running a personal best time.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will expect to double up after cruising to a 400m hurdles success in a world-leading time of 52.07, two seconds ahead of the field. She will race in the 400m flat on Sunday, a race she won last time out.

France's Sasha Zhoya is also in a decent position to back up his Kingston success after finishing second to Trey Cunningham in the 110m Hurdles and will fancy beating the hurdling specialists in the 100m on Day 3.

The Women's short distance 1500m saw Ethiopian Freweyni Hailu beat the top two from Kingston, leading America's Nikki Hiltz and compatriot Diribe Welteji, ahead of Sunday's 800m.

Slam winners on Day 2

Jereem Richards: Men's long sprints
Ackera Nugent: Women's short hurdles
Josh Kerr: Men's short distance
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden: women's short sprints

Nugent wins 100m to seal women's short hurdles title in Miami by one point

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Thomas takes 200m, Jefferson-Wooden defends slam

Gabby Thomas finishes in first place but it's not quite enough to win her the slam, with Melissa Jefferson-Wooden becoming the first athlete to defend a Slam title. Neita finished last once more and looks some way off her best.

200m result:

1. Thomas 21.95 - 12 pts
2. Davis 22.05 - 8 pts
3. Jefferson-Wooden 22.15 - 6 pts

Women's Short Distance Slam Standings:

1. Jefferson 18 pts
2. Thomas 17 pts
3. Davis 16 pts

Neita up next in 200m

She finished last in the 100m, so will not be winning the Short Sprint Slam but will want to put up a better show in this race.

Kerr edges Arop by two points

1. Kerr 16 pts
2. Arop 14 pts
3. Haingura 13 pts

Kerr wins Slam!

Arop produced a dominating performance to take the race from the front, but Kerr finishing in fifth place, with a 1:45.01 personal best, did enough to just win the Short Distance Slam in Miami.

800m result:

1. Arop 1:43.69 - 12 pts
2. Haingura 1:43.75 - 8 pts
3. Bol 1:44.13 - 6 pts

Kerr looking to back up 1500m success

He will find it harder in the 800m, but has the points in the bag putting him in pole position to take the Short Distance Slam, if he can finish close to the top.

Bednarek wins again in 9.79!

It was slightly wind-assisted with a 2.4m/s reading. Hughes was back in fourth.

1. Bednarek 9.79 - 12 pts
2. Seville 9.84 - 8 pts
3. Blake 9.85 - 6 pts

Bednarek runs 9.79 to win men's 100m at Grand Slam Track Miami

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Few would back against Bednarek going back-to-back with another Short Sprint Slam when the 200m is run tomorrow.

Hughes up next in Short Sprints 100m

He finished second in the Slam last time out, after a third-place finish in the 100m and second in the 200m. Kenny Bednarek won both Short Sprints. Can he be stopped here?

Cunningham wins in 13 flat

A great run from the American Trey Cunningham. Zhoya was second with 13.06 which will make him confident of being the Slam Winner when they run the 100m tomorrow. Beard was down in fifth.

1. Cunningham 13.00 - 12 pts
2. Zhoya 13.06 - 8 pts
3. Crittenden 13.09 - 6 pts

Men's Short Hurdles 110mH next...

Dylan Beard won this race in Kingston, but Sasha Zhoya's third place finish, plus his 100m win saw him leave as the Slam Winner.

Hailu wins another dramatic race

The indoor 3000m winner just held off the fast-finishing American.

1. Hailu 4:06.96 - 12 pts
2. Hiltz 4:07.08 - 8 pts
3. Welteji 4:07.46 - 6 pts

The 800m tomorrow will decide who will be the Short Distance Slam Winner.

Hiltz and Welteji resume rivalry

American Nikki Hiltz won the 800m in Kingston just edging Diribe Welteji but with the latter winning the 1500m, with Hiltz finishing third, the Ethopian finished as the Slam Champion.

Nugent the Women's Short Hurdles Slam Winner

1. Nugent 18 pts
2. Russell 17 pts
3. Tapper 12 pts

Nugent wins 100m to seal women's short hurdles title in Miami by one point

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Nugent wins by a street...

1. Nugent 11.09 - 12 pts
2. Tapper 11.33 - 8 pts
3. Harrison 11.35 - 6 pts

Women's Short Hurdles - Race 2 - 100m

Can Masai Russell back up her incredible run yesterday? She has not run many 100m flats in senior competition.

Richards the Miami Men's Long Sprints Slam Winner

1. Richards 20 pts
2. Jacory Patterson 15 pts
3. Alexander Ogando 12 pts
4. Muzala Samukonga 11 pts
5. Hudson-Smith 8 pts

Richards finishes second in 400m to be crowned Grand Slam champion in Miami

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Patterson wins, Hudson-Smith third

Challenger Jacory Patterson ran a superb sub-44 second race in Lane 8 to win, with Jereem Richards just edging Matthew Hudson-Smith to be the slam winner.

1. Patterson 43.98 - 12pts
2. Richards 44.32 - 8pts
3. Hudson-Smith 44.37 - 6pts

Hudson-Smith in action next

He races in the Men's Long Sprint - the 400m. In Kingston, he finished second in this event to American challenger Christopher Bailey, but yesterday in the 200m he was back in 7th after winning it in Kingston. He will feel he has something to prove here.

Bailey bests Hudson-Smith over 400m with rapid finish in Grand Slam Track

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Easy win for Sydney

A new World Leading time for the year as McLaughlin-Levrone was only racing against the clock.

1. McLaughlin-Levrone 52.07 - 12 pts
2. Knight 54.08 - 8 pts
3. Hall 54.43 - 6 pts

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The action is underway

We are live on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+.

Day Two Schedule

10:42 PM Women's Long Hurdles 400m

10:56 PM Men's Long Sprints 400m

11:10 PM Women's Short Hurdles 100m

11:22 PM Women's Short Distance 1500m

11:39 PM Men's Short Hurdles 110m

11:53 PM Men's Short Sprints 100m

12:05 PM Men's Short Distance 800m

12:21 PM Women's Short Sprints 200m

Hello and welcome!

Thanks for joining our coverage of Day Two in Miami of the 2025 Grand Slam Track,

Yesterday we saw Josh Kerr win the 1500m and today we will see him back in the 800m.

What is the format of Grand Slam Track?

Each Slam consists of six event categories for both males and females, which all include two disciplines that take place over the weekend.

Each category includes eight competitors, with four of those being contracted 'Grand Slam Racers' and will be joined by four Grand Slam Challengers in each race.

The event categories are as follows:

Short Sprints: 100m & 200m
Short Hurdles: 100m(F) / 110m(M) Hurdles & 100m Flat
Long Sprints: 200m & 400m
Long Hurdles: 400m Hurdles & 400m Flat
Short Distance: 800m & 1,500m
Long Distance: 3,000m & 5,000m

All athletes compete in both events of their chosen discipline, meaning that a short distance runner will run in both the 100m and 200m.

Points will be scored across both events that are added together, and are awarded as follows: 12-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for 1st to 8th place.

These points are used to generate the final standings, and any ties will be settled by whoever has the fastest combined running time.

These points do not carry over to the next Slam, but there will be a 'Racer of the Year' award in each race group for the competitor with the best cumulative score.

What is the prize money?

First place: $100,000
Second place: $50,000
Third place: $30,000
Fourth place: $25,000
Fifth place: $20,000
Sixth place: $15,000
Seventh place: $12,500
Eighth place: $10,000

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