- Mary Moraa has stated that she will be seeking to repay the support and love that her family and Kenyan people have shown her ahead of the highly anticipated 2025 Grand Slam Track.
- The 2025 Grand Slam will start on Friday, April 4 in Kingston, Jamaica.
- Moraa will race in the 1500m and 800m races in the event that has attracted many gifted runners.
The reigning 800m world champion Mary Moraa has disclosed that she will be running the 2025 Grand Slam Track in honour of her family and country.
Moraa, who is one of the racers in the short distance category (800m and 1500m), stated that she is seeking to make her loved ones proud for the support they continue to give her.
According to Moraa, her loved ones, particularly siblings have been there for her through thick and thin.
“I can say when you are in a competition, anything can happen. We are all ready. We are strong, and when I was coming from Kenya, I said to myself, I am coming to compete for the love of my family and my country and the ones who have been motivating me a lot.
I can say my family, the likes of my brothers and sisters, the love they give me. So, I am going to do this because of my family, because all of them are looking at me. If I win, I win it for my family and my country,” she stated.
The 24-year-old and her siblings were raised by their grandparents in Kenya’s Western region after the demise of their parents.
The athlete, who has already secured several medals for Kenyan in major competitions including a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, is expected to kick off her Grand Slam campaign on Friday, April 4 in Kingston, Jamaica.
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Competitive entry field
Moraa will square it out with other talented runners including her compatriot Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji, Jess Hull, Nikki Hiltz, Sage Hurta-Klecker, Susan Ejore, Heather MacLean, and Natoya Goule-Toppin.
Some of the other Kenyan runners who will feature in the three day event include 800m Olympic Games champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Ronald Kwemoi, Hellen Ekalale, Susan Ejore and the reigning 10km road race world record holder Agnes Jebet Ngetich.
A win for Moraa in the 800m race on Friday will put her in a good position of triumphing in the 1500m discipline that is scheduled to be held on Sunday, April 6.
After the Kingston leg, Moraa and the Kenyan contingent will travel to Miami, United States for the second leg that is planned to take place between May 2 and May 4, 2025.
2025 Kingston Grand Slam Track schedule in East African Time (EAT)
Friday, 4 April
- 01:42 – Women’s 200m (Long Sprints)
- 01:54 – Men’s 400m (Long Sprints)
- 02:04 – Women’s 3000m (Long Distance)
- 02:22 – Women’s 800m (Short Distance)
- 02:34 – Men’s 400m Hurdles (Long Hurdles)
- 02:46 – Women’s 400m Hurdles (Long Hurdles)
- 02:56 – Men’s 5000m (Long Distance)
- 03:21 – Men’s 100m (Short Sprints)
Saturday 5 April, 2025
- 01:42 – Men’s 110m Hurdles (Short Hurdles)
- 01:56 – Men’s 200m (Long Sprints)
- 02:10 – Women’s 1500m (Short Distance)
- 02:25 – Women’s 100m Hurdles (Short Hurdles)
- 02:38 – Women’s 100m (Short Sprints)
- 02:52 – Men’s 1500m (Short Distance)
- 03:07 – Men’s 200m (Short Sprints)
- 03:21 – Women’s 400m (Long Sprints)
Sunday 6 April, 2025
- 22:42 – Women’s 100m Hurdles (Short Hurdles)
- 22:54 – Men’s 400m (Long Hurdles)
- 23:04 – Women’s 5000m (Long Distance)
- 23:29 – Men’s 100m (Short Hurdles)
- 23:39 – Men’s 800m (Short Distance)
- 23:49 – Men’s 3000m (Long Distance)
- 00:08 – Women’s 200m (Short Sprints)
- 00:21 – Women’s 400m Hurdles (Long Hurdles)
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