GRAND SLAM HEAD-TO-HEAD – Jamaica Observer

Males’s 400m hurdles

Jamaican Roshawn Clarke ran a lifetime greatest 44.98 seconds over the 400m two weeks in the past and will begin the Grand Slam as favorite to win the lads’s 400m hurdles.

Assine Wilson, additionally of Jamaica, goes into the meet because the world chief with 48.68 seconds and can hope to make a reputation for himself in opposition to robust competitors within the sequence.

Ladies’s 200m

Challenger Stacey Williams of Jamaica, recognized extra for her 400m prowess, might be racing over the 200m for the primary time in years. She has a lifetime greatest 36.92 seconds within the 300m.

Alexis Holmes of the USA, additionally a 400m specialist, ran a private greatest 50.51 seconds indoor this season. She has a 36.73 greatest over 300m.

Males’s 400m

Zandrion Barnes, one of many younger Jamaican rising stars, has a season greatest 44.97 seconds which ranks him fifth on the planet. Whereas he’s recognized principally for his robust relay legs, he may seize among the consideration at Grand Slam Monitor.

Matthew Hudson-Smith of Nice Britain isn’t any stranger to Jamaica after profitable at Racers Grand Prix final yr. He’s coming off back-to-back silver medals on the 2023 World Championships in Hungary and the 2024 Olympics Video games in France.

Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago will make his out of doors season debut after operating 46.49 seconds indoor. His 300m time of 32.61 seconds says he might be quick within the quarter-mile race.

American Christopher Bailey goes into the meet with the second greatest time of the yr up to now after he ran 44.70 seconds. He’ll head into the meet on the again of profitable the 400m gold medal on the World Indoor Championships in China simply over two weeks in the past.

— Paul A Reid