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Noah Lyles will return to defend his 60-meter, which the American won last year in a meet-record time of 6.44 seconds.
A field chock-full of Olympians will head to The Track at New Balance in Brighton on Sunday for the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix.
The competition will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, though the first event (men’s high jump) begins at 1:50 p.m. Coverage will kick off with the men’s 400-meter race at 4:03 p.m. and conclude after the men’s 60-meter final at 5:54 p.m.
Olympic 100-meter champion and 200-meter bronze medalist Noah Lyles will return to defend his 60-meter Indoor Grand Prix title, which the American won last year in a meet-record time of 6.44 seconds.
Lyles will compete in Heat 1 of the preliminary 60-meter race, which also features 2016 world indoor champion Trayvon Bromell (US), world 100-meter bronze medalist Zharnel Hughes (Great Britain), and 2022 world indoor champion Marcell Jacobs (Italy).
A host of other Olympic gold medalists will compete Sunday, including women’s 100-meter champion Julien Alfred of St. Lucia; 400-meter hurdles champion Rai Benjamin of the US; and 100-meter hurdles champions Masai Russell and Grant Holloway, both of the US
Russell will face off against world indoor record-holder Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas in the 60-meter hurdles at 4:34 p.m.
The penultimate event, the women’s 3,000-meter race, is for 5:39 p.m. and will be a showdown between Olympic medalists, as Australia’s Jessica Hull and Great Britain’s Georgia Bell will face off after finishing second and third, respectively, in the 1,500-meter race at the Paris Olympics.
That race will also feature Americans Parker Valby, Emily Mackay, Emma Coburn, and Elise Cranny, plus Ethiopia’s Melknat Wudu and Italy’s Sintayehu Vissa.
Now in its 30th year, the Indoor Grand Prix was held at Roxbury’s Reggie Lewis Center until 2023, when it relocated to The Track at New Balance in Brighton. The facility, which opened in 2022, seats 5,000 and features a 200-meter hydraulically banked track.
The event is part of the World Athletics Indoor Tour, which comprises some of the top indoor track and field competitions around the world. Overall tour winners receive $10,000 and a guaranteed spot at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, in March.
In addition to the professional races, the event will feature youth, junior, and masters’ competitions.
2025 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix schedule
Men’s high jump, 1:50 p.m.
Women’s masters mile, 2:20 p.m.
Youth 4x200m relay, 2:32 p.m.
Men’s masters mile, 2:40 p.m.
Junior girls’ international mile, 2:52 p.m.
Women’s 500m,3:04 p.m.
Women’s 60m heat 1, 3:12 p.m.
Women’s 60m heat 2, 3:18 p.m.
Men’s 60m hurdles heat 1, 3:24 p.m.
Men’s 60m hurdles heat 2, 3:30 p.m.
Junior boys’ international mile, 3:40 p.m.
Women’s mile, 3:51 p.m.
Women’s triple jump, 3:59 p.m.
Men’s 400m, 4:03 p.m.
Men’s 60m heat 1, 4:12 p.m.
Men’s 60m heat 2, 4:18 p.m.
Women’s 60m final, 4:26 p.m.
Women’s 60m hurdles, 4:34 p.m.
Men’s 60m hurdles final, 4:42 p.m.
Men’s 3000m, 4:49 p.m.
Men’s 800m, 5:04 p.m.
Women’s 300m, 5:13 p.m.
Men’s 1500m, 5:21 p.m.
Men’s 300m, 5:32 p.m.
Women’s 3000m, 5:39 p.m.
Men’s 60m final, 5:54 p.m.
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