The league’s debut season begins with the inaugural Slam in Kingston, Jamaica, April 4–6
Grand Slam Track, the newly launched track competition created by four-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson, has unveiled an extensive series of global broadcast partnerships to bring its inaugural season to audiences in 189 countries and territories worldwide.
The new deals announced today (March 28) will provide broadcast coverage across Latin America, South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Oceania, and Africa, with further expansion into Europe and Asia.
With these additional deals, the league now has a total of 21 broadcast partners for its debut season, which kicks off in Kingston, Jamaica, from April 4–6. These partners will provide live coverage of the event worldwide.
“We’ve been busy getting Grand Slam Track ready for the world to see, and we’re delighted that these efforts have come to fruition with these new global television deals,” said Michael Johnson, Founder and Commissioner of Grand Slam Track.
“We set out to make Grand Slam Track viewable for fans all across the globe, and these deals reinforce that idea. We can’t wait to get racing in Kingston next week and if you can’t join us in person, you now know you can tune in and watch us from all over the world. Don’t miss this festival of speed.”
Josh Kerr, Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse (Getty)
Earlier, Grand Slam Track had already confirmed its broadcast agreements in the United States with Peacock, which will stream all three days of competition, and The CW, offering linear coverage on Saturday and Sunday.
Eurosport will broadcast in Europe and Asia, while TNT Sports will handle coverage in the UK and Ireland.
Fans from all 189 countries and territories will be able to watch live events featuring some of the sport’s top athletes, including Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Masai Russell, Josh Kerr, Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse, Kenny Bednarek, and many more, all competing for the largest prize pool in track and field history.
National Stadium, Kingston (Grand Slam Track)
Here is the full list of Grand Slam Track broadcasters and their respective territories of coverage:
BeIN Sports: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon. Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
CazéTV: Brazil
CBC: Canada
Charlton: Israel
The CW: United States (linear, Saturdays & Sundays)
Eurosport (Asia): Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka
Eurosport (Europe): Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
L’Equipe: France
MTVA: Hungary
NBC/Peacock: United States (streaming all days, Friday exclusive)
New World TV: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Togo
PCCW: China, Hong Kong
Rush Sports: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sint Maarten, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos Islands
Sky Sport: New Zealand
Sporty TV: Czechia
SPOTV: Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam
SuperSport: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabw
TBS: Japan
TNT Sports: United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland
TVJ: Jamaica
TyC Sports: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
VG: Norway
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