Los Angeles Grand Prix
| USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May |
| Host city | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Venue | Drake Stadium, University of California, Los Angeles |
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| Level | World Athletics Continental Tour Gold |
The USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix is an annual track and field meeting held at the Drake Stadium track in Los Angeles. Founded in 2023, the meeting was designed to attract international athletics talent to the city in advance of the 2028 Summer Olympics. It is a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold level meeting – the second-highest level of athletics meetings behind the Diamond League.[1]
The meeting is organized by USA Track and Field, and it ran concurrently with the USATF Legends Jam music festival. Its debut received mixed reception, hindered by the late withdrawal of several top athletes. USATF CEO Max Siegel noted that the meeting lost money, drawing a crowd of 4,500 to 7,249 people by different estimates.[2]
At the inaugural edition, Ryan Crouser broke his shot put world record, throwing three of the six farthest marks of all time in his series.[3]
Editions[edit]
| Ed. | Name | Date | Musical headliner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2023 Los Angeles Grand Prix | 26–27 May 2023 | Judith Hill | [4][5] |
| 2nd | 2024 Los Angeles Grand Prix | 18 May 2024 |
Meeting records[edit]
| Event | Men | Women | R | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Mark | Date | Athlete | Mark | Date | ||
| 100 m |  Ackeem Blake (JAM) |
9.89 (+1.0 m/s) | 27 May 2023 |  Marie-Josee Ta Lou (CIV) |
10.88 sf2 (+1.3 m/s) | 27 May 2023 | [5] |
| 200 m |  Terrance Laird (USA) |
20.06 (+0.7 m/s) | 27 May 2023 | Jenna Prandini (USA) |
22.34 (+0.5 m/s) | 27 May 2023 | [5] |
| 400 m | Sean Bailey (JAM) |
44.43 | 27 May 2023 |  Marileidy Paulino (DOM) |
48.98 | 27 May 2023 | [5] |
| 800 m | Clayton Murphy (USA) |
1:44.75 | 27 May 2023 | Ajee Wilson (USA) |
1:59.01 | 27 May 2023 | [5] |
| 1500 m |  Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN) |
3:31.47 | 27 May 2023 |  Diribe Welteji (ETH) |
3:57.84 | 27 May 2023 | [5] |
| 5000 m | Abdihamid Nur (USA) |
13:05.17 | 26 May 2023 | Emily Lipari (USA) |
15:08.87 | 26 May 2023 | [5] |
| 100 m hurdles | — |  Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) |
12.31 (-0.2 m/s) | 27 May 2023 | [5] | ||
| 400 m hurdles | CJ Allen (USA) |
47.91 | 27 May 2023 | — | [5] | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |  Ahmed Jaziri (TUN) |
8:17.64 | 26 May 2023 | Madie Boreman (USA) |
9:22.99 | 26 May 2023 | [5] |
| Pole vault |  Mondo Duplantis (SWE) |
5.91 m | 27 May 2023 | Sandi Morris (USA) |
4.61 m | 26 May 2023 | [5] |
| Shot put | Ryan Crouser (USA) |
23.56 m WR | 27 May 2023 | Maggie Ewen (USA) |
20.45 m | 27 May 2023 | [5] |
| Discus throw | Traves Smikle (JAM) |
67.07 m | 26 May 2023 | Valarie Allman (USA) |
68.39 m | 26 May 2023 | [5] |
| Javelin throw |  Anderson Peters (GRN) |
83.16 m | 27 May 2023 |  Xiaomei Sun (CHN) |
55.67 m | 27 May 2023 | [5] |
| Hammer throw |  Wojciech Nowicki (POL) |
77.18 m | 26 May 2023 |  Camryn Rogers (CAN) |
78.62 m | 26 May 2023 | [5] |
References[edit]
- ^ "USA Track & Field | USATF, Bobby Kersee, and WebMD Unveil Details About First-ever LA Grand Prix Track Festival". usatf.org. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "The Making Of The LA Grand Prix: Observations From USATF's First Try". CITIUS MAG. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Ryan Crouser breaks world record in shot put at Los Angeles Grand Prix". NBC Sports. 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ Brisco, Bob (2023-02-24). "Grammy winner Judith Hill to headline the Legends Jam". La Grand Prix. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "2023 Results". results.usatf.org. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
External links[edit]
- Recurring sporting events established in 2023
- World Athletics Continental Tour meetings
- Track and field competitions in California
- Annual track and field meetings
- Sports competitions in Los Angeles
- May events
- International track and field competitions hosted by the United States
- 2023 establishments in California
- 2028 Summer Olympics
- Music festivals in Los Angeles