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]
| 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 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 | 17–18 May 2024 | [6] |
Meeting records
edit| Event | Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Mark | Date | Ref. | Athlete | Mark | Date | Ref. | |
| 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 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) |
22.07 (−0.3 m/s) | 18 May 2024 | [7] | |
| 400 m | Sean Bailey (JAM) |
44.43 | 27 May 2023 |  Marileidy Paulino (DOM) |
48.98 | 27 May 2023 | [5] | |
| 800 m | Bryce Hoppel (USA) |
1:43.68 | 18 May 2024 | [8] |  Halimah Nakaayi (UGA) |
1:57.56 | 18 May 2024 | [9] |
| 1500 m |  Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN) |
3:31.47 | 27 May 2023 |  Diribe Welteji (ETH) |
3:55.25 | 18 May 2024 | [10] | |
| 5000 m | Selemon Barega (ETH) |
12:51.60 | 17 May 2024 | [11] | Elle Purrier St. Pierre (USA) |
14:34.12 | 17 May 2024 | [12] |
| 100 m hurdles | — |  Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) |
12.31 (−0.2 m/s) | 27 May 2023 | [5] | |||
| 400 m hurdles | Rai Benjamin (USA) |
46.64 | 18 May 2024 | [13] | Anna Cockrell (USA) |
53.75 | 18 May 2024 | [14] |
| 3000 m steeplechase |  Jean-Simon Desagnés (CAN) |
8:16.49 | 17 May 2024 | [15] | Ceili McCabe (CAN) |
9:20.58 | 17 May 2024 | [16] |
| Pole vault |  Mondo Duplantis (SWE) |
5.91 m | 27 May 2023 | Sandi Morris (USA) |
4.70 m | 17 May 2024 | [17] | |
| Triple jump | — |  Thea LaFond (DMA) |
14.37 m (±0.0 m/s) | 18 May 2024 | [18] | |||
| 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] | |
| Hammer throw |  Mykhaylo Kokhan (UKR) |
80.33 m | 17 May 2024 | [19] | Camryn Rogers (CAN) |
78.62 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] | |
References
edit- ^ "USA Track & Field | USATF, Bobby Kersee, and WebMD Unveil Details About First-ever LA Grand Prix Track Festival". usatf.org. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "The Making Of The LA Grand Prix: Observations From USATF's First Try". CITIUS MAG. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "Ryan Crouser breaks world record in shot put at Los Angeles Grand Prix". NBC Sports. May 27, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ Brisco, Bob (February 24, 2023). "Grammy winner Judith Hill to headline the Legends Jam". La Grand Prix. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "2023 Results". results.usatf.org. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Results". results.usatf.org. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ "200m Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "800m Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "800m Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "1500m Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "5000m Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "5000m Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Andrew Greif (May 19, 2024). "Benjamin and McLaughlin-Levrone impress in Los Angeles". World Athletics. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "400m Hurdles Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "3000m Steeplechase Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ Anne Francis (May 18, 2024). "Ceili McCabe breaks Canadian 3,000m steeplechase record at LA Grand Prix". runningmagazine.ca. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "Pole Vault Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Triple Jump Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Hammer Throw Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2024.