- Five Kenyan athletes will compete in the 2025 Miami Grand Slam Track series.
- The 2025 Miami Grand Slam Track series will take place between Friday, May 2 and Sunday, May 4.
- Some of the Kenyan runners who will feature in the Miami Grand Slam Track series are Agnes Jebet Ngetich and Timothy Cheruiyot.
Renowned for their electric pace and endurance, a number of Kenyan athletes are set to compete for the top prize at the 2025 Miami Grand Slam Track series between Friday, May 2 and Sunday, May 4.
Some of these Kenyan runners will feature as racers in their categories while others will compete as challengers.
In total, five Kenyan runners including Agnes Jebet Ngetich, who smashed the 10km road women’s only world record in Germany over the weekend.
List of Kenya athletes set to light up the 2025 Miami Grand Slam Track series
Women’s short distance category (800m and 1500m races)
The reigning 800m world champion Mary Moraa is the only Kenyan who will take part in the women’s short distance category at the Miami Grand Slam Track.
Moraa, who was forced to pull out of the first Grand Slam Track series that was staged in Kingston, Jamaica a few weeks ago due to health problems, will be aiming to make a comeback in Miami.
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games medalist will come up against seven other runners in the 800m and 1500m races.
These other runners include the Ethiopian duo of Freweyni Hailu and Diribe Welteji, Jessica Hull, Emily Mackay, Nikki Hiltz, Shafiqua Maloney, and Lucia Stafford.
Confirmed women’s short distance entries for the 2025 Miami Grand Slam Track series
- Mary Moraa (Kenya)
- Freweyni Hailu (Ethiopia)
- Diribe Welteji (Ethiopia)
- Nikki Hiltz (USA)
- Lucia Stafford (Canada)
- Shafiqua Maloney (Saint Vincent)
- Emily Mackay (USA)
- Jess Hull (Australia)
Women’s long distance category (3000m and 5000m races)
Meanwhile, Janeth Chepngetich and Ngetich, who finished second overall the Kingston Grand Slam Track, is the only Kenyan athlete confirmed for the women’s long distance category in the Miami Grand Slam Track series.
Ngetich’s record breaking performance in Germany makes her one of the favorites to shine in the Miami Grand Slam Track.
In Miami, the Kenyan pair will lock horns with their East African opponents Hirut Meshesha, Medina Eisa, Tsige Gebreselama and Aynadis Mebratu, who hail from Ethiopia. Japan’s Nozomi Tanaka and Elise Granny will also be in contention.
Confirmed women’s long distance category entries for the 2025 Miami Grand Slam Track series
- Agnes Jebet Ngetich (Kenya)
- Janeth Chepngetich (Kenya)
- Tsige Gebreselama (Ethiopia)
- Aynadis Mebratu (Ethiopia)
- Medina Eisa (Ethiopia)
- Hirut Meshesha (Ethiopia)
- Nozomi Tanaka (Japan)
- Elise Granny (USA)
Men’s short distance category (800m and 1500m races)
Similar to the women’s short distance category, the men’s version of the event will also have only one Kenyan athlete.
Former world champion Timothy Cheruiyot will try to emulate the performances that his compatriot Emmanuel Wanyonyi posted at the Kingston Grand Slam Track series.
Wanyonyi, who came close to breaking the mile world record last Saturday in Germany, won the Kingston Grand Slam Track series overall title. He triumphed in the 1500m race before finishing second in the 800m category.
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His absence in the Miami Grand Slam Track series leaves the field wide open for any of the competitors particularly his replacement Cheruiyot and Canadian ace Marco Arop to shine.
Besides Cheruiyot and Arop, the other contestants in this category at the Miami Grand Slam Track are Cole Hocker, Josh Kerr, Yared Nuguse, Peter Bol, Tshepo Tshite, and Kethobogile Haingura.
Confirmed men’s short distance entries for the 2025 Miami Grand Slam Track series
- Timothy Cheruiyot (Kenya)
- Marco Arop (Canada)
- Yared Nuguse (USA)
- Peter Bol (Australia)
- Tshepo Tshite (South Africa)
- Kethobogile Haingura (Botswana)
- Josh Kerr (United Kingdom)
- Cole Hocker (USA)
Men’s long distance category (3000m and 5000m races)
Finally, Ronald Kwemoi is the only Kenyan athlete who is set to light up the men’s long distance category at the 2025 Miami Grand Slam Track series.
Kwemoi, who won a silver medal for Kenya in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, will compete against the likes of Grant Fisher, George Mills, Andrew Coscoran, Hagos Gebrhiwet, Cooper Teare, Sam Atkin and Dawit Seare.
Confirmed men’s long distance category entries for the 2025 Miami Grand Slam Track series
- Ronald Kwemoi (Kenya)
- Hagos Gebrhiwet (Ethiopia)
- Cooper Teare (USA)
- Sam Atkin (United Kingdom)
- Grant Fisher (USA)
- George Mills (United Kingdom)
- Andrew Coscoran (Ireland)
- Dawit Seare (Eritrea)
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