Up to Ksh12.9 million awaits Timothy Cheruiyot in stacked Miami Grand Slam Track
Reading Time: 3min | Fri. 18.04.25. | 14:45
The meeting in Miami is the second of four Slams in 2025, with Kingston, Jamaica, having kicked off the series at the beginning of April and Philadelphia/Los Angeles still to come
Grand Slam Track has announced the schedule for the Miami Slam, set for Friday, 2 to Sunday, 4 May, with Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot taking on a stacked line-up in the men’s short distance category (800m/1500m).
The meeting in Miami is the second of four Slams in 2025, with Kingston, Jamaica, having kicked off the series at the beginning of April and Philadelphia/Los Angeles still to come.
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Cheruiyot is one of the six challengers for the Miami Slam, and the only Kenyan in action in Miami. Amber Anning, Anna Hall, Andre De Grasse, Kendra Harrison, and Claudia Hollingsworth make up the other five.
An annual roster of 48 athletes will be joined in every leg by additional competitors selected on a Slam-by-Slam basis to challenge Racers.
The former world champion in the 1500m, who boasts an impressive 1:43.11 personal best (PB) in the 800m, will challenge a deep field that includes Josh Kerr, Yared Nuguse, Cole Hocker, and Marco Arop.
In the shorter of the two races set for Saturday, 3 May, Cheruiyot’s PB of 1:43.11 makes it a herculean task as he goes up against Arop’s 1:41.20, but the 29-year-old is expected to hold his own against Kerr (1:45.35), Hocker (1:45.63), and Nuguse (1:46.30).
The quartet will have locked horns on the opening day with the former Olympic silver medalist, who boasts a 3:28.28 PB, challenging Hocker’s 3:27.65, Kerr’s 3:27.79, Nuguse’s 3:27.80, with the Olympic 800m silver medalist carrying a 3:38.36 PB to the race.
The women’s short hurdles (100 mH) is the first event on the opening day, and it will be rounded off by the women’s long sprints (400m).
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Like in Kingston, the distance races will be staggered, with a day’s break between the 3000m and 5000m. The men take on 3000m/5000m on day one and three, respectively, with the order switched for the women.
The second day starts with the women’s long hurdles (400 mH) while the women’s short sprints (200m) complete the action. The men’s short sprints (200m) bring the curtain down on the last day.
The winner of each of the 12 groups will take home $100,000 (Approximately Ksh12.9 million) in prize money, and the eighth-place competitor will earn $10,000 (Ksh1.2 million).
Grand Slam Track has a total of $12.6m in prize money awarded across the Slams each year, in addition to the base compensation paid to Racers and appearance fees paid to Challengers.
