Los Angeles Grand Prix

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USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix
DatesMay
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 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]

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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] The meeting in 2025 was canceled. [4] [5]

Editions

Los Angeles Grand Prix editions
Ed.NameDateMusical headlinerRef.
1st 2023 Los Angeles Grand Prix 26–27 May 2023 Judith Hill [6] [7]
2nd 2024 Los Angeles Grand Prix 17–18 May 2024 [8]

Meeting records

Los Angeles Grand Prix meeting records
EventMenWomen
AthleteMarkDateRef.AthleteMarkDateRef.
100 m Flag of Jamaica.svg  Ackeem Blake  (JAM)9.89 (+1.0 m/s)27 May 2023Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Marie-Josee Ta Lou  (CIV)10.88 sf2 (+1.3 m/s)27 May 2023 [7]
200 m Flag of the United States.svg  Terrance Laird  (USA)20.06 (+0.7 m/s)27 May 2023Flag of the United States.svg  Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone  (USA)22.07 (−0.3 m/s)18 May 2024 [9]
400 m Flag of Jamaica.svg  Sean Bailey  (JAM)44.4327 May 2023Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Marileidy Paulino  (DOM)48.9827 May 2023 [7]
800 m Flag of the United States.svg  Bryce Hoppel  (USA)1:43.6818 May 2024 [10] Flag of Uganda.svg  Halimah Nakaayi  (UGA)1:57.5618 May 2024 [11]
1500 m Flag of Kenya.svg  Timothy Cheruiyot  (KEN)3:31.4727 May 2023Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Diribe Welteji  (ETH)3:55.2518 May 2024 [12]
5000 m Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Selemon Barega  (ETH)12:51.6017 May 2024 [13] Flag of the United States.svg  Elle Purrier St. Pierre  (USA)14:34.1217 May 2024 [14]
100 m hurdles —Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Jasmine Camacho-Quinn  (PUR)12.31 (−0.2 m/s)27 May 2023 [7]
400 m hurdles Flag of the United States.svg  Rai Benjamin  (USA)46.6418 May 2024 [15] Flag of the United States.svg  Anna Cockrell  (USA)53.7518 May 2024 [16]
3000 m steeplechase Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jean-Simon Desagnés  (CAN)8:16.4917 May 2024 [17] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ceili McCabe  (CAN)9:20.5817 May 2024 [18]
Pole vault Flag of Sweden.svg  Mondo Duplantis  (SWE)5.91 m27 May 2023Flag of the United States.svg  Sandi Morris  (USA)4.70 m17 May 2024 [19]
Triple jump —Flag of Dominica.svg  Thea LaFond  (DMA)14.37 m (±0.0 m/s)18 May 2024 [20]
Shot put Flag of the United States.svg  Ryan Crouser  (USA)23.56 m WR 27 May 2023Flag of the United States.svg  Maggie Ewen  (USA)20.45 m27 May 2023 [7]
Discus throw Flag of Jamaica.svg  Traves Smikle  (JAM)67.07 m26 May 2023Flag of the United States.svg  Valarie Allman  (USA)68.39 m26 May 2023 [7]
Hammer throw Flag of Ukraine.svg  Mykhaylo Kokhan  (UKR)80.33 m17 May 2024 [21] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Camryn Rogers  (CAN)78.62 m26 May 2023 [7]
Javelin throw Flag of Grenada.svg  Anderson Peters  (GRN)83.16 m27 May 2023Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiaomei Sun  (CHN)55.67 m27 May 2023 [7]

References

  1. ↑ "USA Track & Field | USATF, Bobby Kersee, and WebMD Unveil Details About First-ever LA Grand Prix Track Festival". usatf.org. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Making Of The LA Grand Prix: Observations From USATF's First Try". CITIUS MAG. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ryan Crouser breaks world record in shot put at Los Angeles Grand Prix". NBC Sports. May 27, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. ↑ Perelman, Rich (April 2, 2025). "ATHLETICS: USA Track & Field cancels L.A. Grand Prix, scheduled for 7-8 June, with Grand Slam Track meet coming later". The Sports Examiner. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ Gault, Jonathan (May 23, 2025). "USATF NYC Grand Prix Is Cancelled for 2025. The USATF LA Grand Prix and USATF Bermuda Games were also cancelled this year". LetsRun . Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ Brisco, Bob (February 24, 2023). "Grammy winner Judith Hill to headline the Legends Jam". La Grand Prix. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2023 Results". results.usatf.org. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  8. ↑ "2024 Results". results.usatf.org. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  9. ↑ "200m Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ "800m Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  11. ↑ "800m Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  12. ↑ "1500m Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  13. ↑ "5000m Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  14. ↑ "5000m Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  15. ↑ Andrew Greif (May 19, 2024). "Benjamin and McLaughlin-Levrone impress in Los Angeles". World Athletics. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  16. ↑ "400m Hurdles Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  17. ↑ "3000m Steeplechase Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  18. ↑ Anne Francis (May 18, 2024). "Ceili McCabe breaks Canadian 3,000m steeplechase record at LA Grand Prix". runningmagazine.ca. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Pole Vault Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Triple Jump Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Hammer Throw Results". Word Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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