Kerr claims first Grand Slam Track win

As the second meeting of the inaugural Grand Slam Track season rolled into full swing in Miami, Britiah Josh Kerr claimed victory in the men’s 1500m.

For his first series victory, the world champion sprinted home straight and won.

Before Olympic bronze medalist Yared Nuguse and Olympic champion Cole Hocker, Kerr, who won silver at the Paris 2024 Olympics, ran a three-minute, 34.51 second time.

On Saturday, the men’s short distance competitors will also compete over 800 meters to determine the overall slam winner and the winner of $100, 000 (£79, 500).

A $ 12.66 million (£ 10 million) prize pot is offered in its inaugural season of Grand Slam Track, a concept created by four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson.

Despite the three-day event’s length, there were sizable swathes of empty seats at the National Stadium throughout the three-day event, despite the fact that the inaugural event took place in Kingston, Jamaica, last month.

Olympic champion Masai Russell set the second-fastest time in history in the women’s 100m hurdles in a time of 12.17 seconds, which was the second-fastest in history on the opening day of action in Miami.

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, a compatriot, won the 100-meter race, but an illegal tailwind prevented her fast time of 10.75. In 11.16, British star Daryll Neita placed eighth.

One of the 48 “challenges” at the Miami event, Briton George Mills, third, in 8:17.77, gave himself a chance to win the men’s 3, 000m on Sunday.

Before taking on his preferred full-lap event on Saturday, Olympic 400m silver medalist Matthew Hudson-Smith placed seventh in the men’s 200m in 20.64.