Grand Slam Track™, the global home of professional track competition, launched by four-time Olympic Champion Michael Johnson, today officially announced the first group of Challengers signed to compete in the Kingston Slam, April 4–6th, at National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica. 

The Challengers announced today are all standout Jamaican competitors, who are now set to electrify the home crowd in Kingston:

- Hansle Parchment, Men's Short Hurdles, Tokyo Olympic Champion - 110m hurdles

- Danielle Williams, Women's Short Hurdles, Budapest World Champion - 100m hurdles

- Malik James-King, Men's Long Hurdles, Jamaican National Champion - 400m hurdles

- Alana Reid, Women's Short Sprints, World U20 Champion - 100m & 4x100m relay

- Orlando Bennett, Men's Short Hurdles, Olympic Finalist - 110m hurdles

- Shiann Salmon, Women's Long Hurdles, Olympic Finalist - 400m hurdles

Tickets to see these Challengers compete are on sale NOW at grandslamtrack.com/events

These Challengers join the roster of 48 Racers already announced to compete, including Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Melissa Jefferson, Masai Russell, Alexis Holmes, Quincy Hall, Fred Kerley, Kenny Bednarek, Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse, Grant Fisher, Josh Kerr, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Oblique Seville, Ackera Nugent, Roshawn Clarke, Rushell Clayton, Nickisha Price, Nikki Hiltz, Cyrena Samba-Mayela, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Alison Dos Santos, Ronald Kwemoi, Muzala Samukonga, Sasha Zhoya, Marileidy Paulino, Jess Hull, Marco Arop, Devon Allen, & many more.

More Challenger announcements will be made in due course as we head towards the Kingston Slam. All four Grand Slam Track events will be streamed live in the U.S. on Peacock, including exclusive coverage of Slam Fridays, with the CW Network providing broadcast coverage of Slam Saturdays and Sundays. International broadcast information will be announced soon.

For more information, and the full roster of Racers, please visit grandslamtrack.com, and follow @GrandSlamTrack on all social media platforms.

Grand Slam Track Announces Six Jamaican Stars as First Group of Challengers Signed for Kingston Slam, April 4–6 at National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica.

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