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Hudson-Smith has expressed excitement at being the latest addition to Michael Johnson's inagural Grand Slam Track league set to take place in 2025.
Matthew Hudson-Smith has expressed pride at being included in Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track, which is set to take place in 2025.
The Paris Olympics 400m silver medalist has been unveiled as the latest eye-catching addition to the breakaway series of track events that will launch in 2025 in a bid to inject energy and investment into athletics.
Four Slams are set to be held during the inaugural season even as the Wolverhampton-born runner Hudson-Smith is expected to relocate to the US after recently tieing the knot with sweetheart Antonia Tyson.
"I’ve had success on the world stage, but this league creates a new opportunity to compete in a different way. I’m ready to bring my experience, keep improving, and race alongside some of the best athletes in the world. It’s a great time for track, and I’m glad to be part of it,” the 29-year-old told The Independent.
The Britton, who was 0.04 seconds shy of winning gold in 400m in Paris, joins the roster of GST racers in the long sprints category. He will team up with America’s Quincy Hall who beat the British runner in the men’s 400m at Paris 2024.
Zambia’s Muzala Samukonga, who secured bronze at the Stade de France, was unveiled as the first core athlete in the discipline earlier this year. "I’ve been racing for a long time, and what really stands out to me about Grand Slam Track is the chance to approach the sport from a new angle,” said Hudson-Smith.
The trio will be joined by a fourth runner to form a core quartet to race over 400 and 200 metres at each of the Slams next year.
A further four racers will join them at each Slam as challengers. Hudson-Smith joins already unveiled participants including Josh Kerr and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone as Johnson, the GST founder and commissioner, looks to draw new fans to the sport.
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