(L-R) Silver medalist Ditaji Kambundji of Switzerland, gold medalist Devynne Charlton of Bahamas and bronze medalist Ackera Nugent of Jamaica pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of the women’s 60m hurdles final at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, March 23, 2025. (Photo by Li Bo/Xinhua via Getty Images)NANJING, CHINA – MARCH 23: Ackera Nugent of Team Jamaica competes in the Women’s 60m Hurdles Heats on day three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 2025 at Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Sports Park on March 23, 2025 in Nanjing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Grand Slam Track in Kingston, Jamaica was a success. Clearly Per Capita income and Lifestyle were not addressed before the event. Arrangements to give excess Bleacher seats to schools and charity organizations were not made. Arrangements will be needed at all future GST venues. It will be easier to sell concession stand items than fill seats.
(L/R) Retired US Olympic and World Champion sprinter Michael Johnson poses alongside the four Slam Champs USA’s Kenneth Bednarek, USA’s Gabrielle Thomas, Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji and Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith during the Grand Slam Track competition at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, on April 5, 2025. (Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP) (Photo by RICARDO MAKYN/AFP via Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE: AUGUST 10: Gabby Thomas, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Alexis Holmes and Shamier Little of the United States celebrate the team’s gold medal win in the Women’s 4 x 400m Relay Final during the Athletics Competition at the Stade de France during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games on August 10th, 2024, in Paris, France. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
Fans will support Kingston being a Location each year for GST but not as the lead month each year. In men sprinting for Jamaica. Kishane Thompson, Oblique Seville, Akeem Blake, Nishion Ebanks, Rohan Watson and Bryan Levell, should figure prominent in competitions to develop a “Big 3” in men sprinting. At this juncture, Kishane Thompson, Oblique Seville, and Akeem Blake are odds on favorite to get the Top Three (3) spots and produce a 1,2,3 result at World Athletics Championships (WAC) in September. Athletes are reminded to check Qualifying standards. Oblique Seville still has to check in at the Inquiry Lounge. It appears that Oblique Seville is still working on his approach to winning the 100m.
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 08: Yannick Wolf of Team Germany and Kishane Thompson of Team Jamaica react following the Men’s 4 x 100m Relay on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)08 August 2024, France, Saint-Denis: Olympics, Paris 2024, athletics, Stade de France, 4 x 100 m, men, heats, Lucas Ansah-Peprah from Germany, Kishane Thompson from Jamaica and Pablo Mateo from France (l-r) in action. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Grand Slam Track (GST) will enhance the sport. Some Athletes will experience Increase in Income. Track and Field is the oldest Sport and is not going anywhere anytime soon. Every Sport has a Track or Field component.
Nishion Ebanks ran an impressive 60m at the Central Hurdles Meet in a Race that Kishane Thompson won in a magnificent time of 6.48 seconds. However, it is still too early to project Nishion Ebanks true abilities. Nishion has a good chance of making the 4X100m Relay Team or be a replacement should there be an injury. Many questions regarding comparisons between Kishane, Akeem, and Oblique will be answered in this month – May 2025.
Fred Kerley of the United States (L) , Ferdinand Omanyala of Kenya (C) and Ackeem Blake of Jamaica (R) competes in men’s 100m run during the Diamond League and Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Chorzow, Poland, 25 August 2024. (Photo by Andrzej Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Jamaica’s Ackeem Blake poses for a picture with fans after winning the men’s 100m event of the Memorial Van Damme Diamond League athletics finals at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on September 13, 2024. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images)
Bryan Levell received the memo and is back in action for the 2025 Season. Regardless 60m and 100m are not events in which he is expected to do well. Fans will await his performances in the 200m. We believe that Bryan Levell might be able to run the 200m in about 19.72 seconds and the 100m in 9.94 seconds. Bryan Levell still needs to reconcile his mental approach to running the 200m event. When Bryan Levell is convinced that the 200m event is won in the first 100m he will be a much better competitor.
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 6: Bryan Levell of Team Jamaica and Brendon Rodney of Team Canada competes during the Men’s 200m Repechage Round on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 6, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kevin Voigt/GettyImages)Japan’s Koki Ueyama (L), Jamaica’s Bryan Levell and Canada’s Brendon Rodney compete in the men’s 200m repechage round of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)
Julien Alfred is moving to the Women’s 400m District and considering a Double of 200m and 400m participation this Season. Julien is quietly creating a Saint Lucia Track Team. As soon as a Relay team is assembled Saint Lucia will be ready.
PARIS, FRANCE: AUGUST 06: Gabrielle Thomas of the United States wins the gold medal in the Women’s 200m Final, with Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia winning the silver medal and Favour Ofili of Nigeria finishing in sixth place during the Athletics Competition at the Stade de France during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games on August 6th, 2024, in Paris, France. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE: AUGUST 06: Gabrielle Thomas of the United States wins the gold medal in the Women’s 200m Final, with Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia winning the silver medal and Favour Ofili of Nigeria finishing in sixth place during the Athletics Competition at the Stade de France during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games on August 6th, 2024, in Paris, France. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)Silver medallist St Lucia’s Julien Alfred celebrates on the podium during the victory ceremony for the women’s 200m athletics event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 7, 2024. (Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP) (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 08: Yannick Wolf of Team Germany and Kishane Thompson of Team Jamaica react following the Men’s 4 x 100m Relay on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE: AUGUST 10: Gabby Thomas and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of the United States celebrate the team’s gold medal win in the Women’s 4 x 400m Relay Final during the Athletics Competition at the Stade de France during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games on August 10th, 2024, in Paris, France. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)(L/R) Retired US Olympic and World Champion sprinter Michael Johnson poses alongside the four Slam Champs USA’s Kenneth Bednarek, USA’s Gabrielle Thomas, Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji and Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith during the Grand Slam Track competition at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, on April 5, 2025. (Photo by Ricardo Makyn / AFP) (Photo by RICARDO MAKYN/AFP via Getty Images)
“Big 3 Women” roster is still under re-construction. Tia Clayton is energized and roaring to go in 2025. Her sights are set on WAC 2025 and she will run a 10.7X for the 100m. Fans eagerly anticipate Tia Clayton to challenge for a spot on the “Big 3” roster. Even if she fails to get a sold spot in 2025, we believe she will before Olympics 2028. Fans anxiously await information regarding Health status of the current “Big 3” – Elaine Thompson – Herah, Shelley Ann Fraser – Pryce, and Shericka Jackson. WAC is preparing Dinner to be served in September. Mirror on the wall which Athlete will be the hungriest of them all.
CHORZOW, POLAND – AUGUST 25:
Tia Clayton of Jamaica wins the Women’s 100m at the Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, part of the Wanda Diamond League, on August 25, 2024, at Slaski Stadium in Chorzow. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)CHORZOW, POLAND – AUGUST 25:
Marie-Josée Ta Lou of Côte d’Ivoire (L) congratulates Tia Clayton of Jamaica at the finish line of the Women’s 100m at the Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, part of the Wanda Diamond League, on August 25, 2024, at Slaski Stadium in Chorzow. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 02: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica competes during first round of the women’s 100m heats on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 02, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Steve Christo – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 02: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica competes during first round of the women’s 100m heats on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 02, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Steve Christo – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)