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Kenny Bednarek and Fred Kerley had a go at each other on who the better sprinter is as fans get excited ahead of Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track Leaague.
Two-time Olympic 200m silver medallist Kenny Bednarek had the perfect clapback to Fred Kerley's audacious statement ahead of Michael Johnson's highly anticipated inaugural Grand Slam Track (GST) League.
The American speedsters had a go at each other via the GST official X page, after releasing a graphic design asking fans to pick their mixed 4x200m team.
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Team 1 had Bednarek, Olympic 100m bronze medallist Melissa Jefferson, Jamaican sprint sensation Oblique Seville, and Olympic 200m champion Gabby Thomas.
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Meanwhile, Team 2 had Kerley, British sprint queen Daryll Neita, British 100m and 200m record holder Zharnel Hughes, and Olympic 200m bronze medallist Brittany Brown.
Reacting to the lineup, the 2022 world 100m champion commented: "My team for the dub," to which Bednarek responded with a confused emoji.
Not letting it sly, Kerley replied again: "Walk you down like I did in Doha" and with a final response from Bednarek, he responded: "Bro you've lost against me like 10 times but hang on to that one."
In the absence of Noah Lyles and Christian Coleman, the duo are USA's next biggest sprint stars signed to the league which will debut from April - September 2025, kicking off with four meets, also known as 'Slams' with $12.6 million available in prize money.
The Grand Slam Track is a new professional league set up by the legendary Johnson with lucrative contracts and prize money, and has many of the world's best such as Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Gabby Thomas on the roster.
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National Stadium Jamaica will host GST's first Slam from April 4th - 6th, Miramar/Miami, Florida is the second host city at the Ansin Sports Complex from May 2nd - 4th, Philadelphia from May 30th - June 1st, and Los Angeles the final Slam city from June 27th - 29th.
As confirmed by the organisers, 96 athletes will be involved - 48 as Grand Slam Track (GST) Racers and 48 GST Challengers.
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