Grand Slam Track Miami 2025: Kenny Bednarek claims men's 100m, Josh Kerr wins Slam in short distance The two-time Olympic silver medallist in the 200m proved he's a threat at 100m too, beating Jamaic

By Nick McCarvel 03 May 2025

Kenny Bednarek has announced his arrival in the 100m.

The two-time Olympic silver medallist across 200m sped to a wind-aided 9.79 on Saturday (3 May) on Day 2 of Grand Slam Track Miami 2025 to claim the victory in the 100m in a loaded men's short sprint field.

The USA athletics star held off a pair of Jamaicans in Oblique Seville (9.84) and Ackeem Blake (9.85) to put himself in pole position for the second of two sprint events on Sunday (4 May) in his marquee event, the 200m.

"I knew I was capable of running times like this [in the 100m], but this race was a pretty good race," Bednarek said. "I'm just looking forward to tomorrow. I'm dangerous."

He added about the 100m: "All I needed was experience and I'm getting that experience and now we see what happens."

Meanwhile, Great Britain’s Josh Kerr claimed the short distance Slam in Miami off the back of his win in the 1500m on Friday (2 May). He was fifth in the 800m on Saturday, giving him enough points to hold off Marco Arop of Canada, who won the 800m in 1:43.69.

"It's not about how fit you are coming in, it's about how ready you are to race," Kerr said after the confirmation of his USD $100,000 prize. "I'm a racer at heart. That's what this is about. I was able to show that today.

"I'm having a blast," the Olympic silver medallist across 1500m added.

Canada's Andre de Grasse faded in the event, finishing eighth out of eight competitors. Former 100m world champion and two-time Olympic medallist Fred Kerley was meant to race the 100m, but was arrested by local authorities after an altercation at a nearby hotel on Friday.

Grand Slam Track is a unique format, with all competitors racing in two events across the three-day Slams. The men's 100m competitors will come back on Sunday for the 200m, accruing points for their finishes to try and win each "Slam".