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 meetingthe second-highest level of athletics meetings behind the Diamond League.
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.
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. The meeting in 2025 was canceled.
Editions +Los Angeles Grand Prix editions Name Date Musical headliner 2023 Los Angeles Grand Prix 26–27 May 2023 Judith Hill 2024 Los Angeles Grand Prix 17–18 May 2024 2026 Los Angeles Grand Prix 13–14 June 2026
Meeting records
+Los Angeles Grand Prix meeting records Event Men Women Athlete Mark Date Athlete Mark Date 100 m 9.89 27 May 2023 10.88 27 May 2023 200 m 20.06 27 May 2023 22.07 18 May 2024 400 m 44.43 27 May 2023 48.98 27 May 2023 800 m 1:43.68 18 May 2024 1:57.56 18 May 2024 1500 m 3:31.47 27 May 2023 3:55.25 18 May 2024 5000 m 12:51.60 17 May 2024 14:34.12 17 May 2024 100 m hurdles colspan=4 12.26 14 June 2026 400 m hurdles 46.64 18 May 2024 53.43 14 June 2026 3000 m steeplechase 8:16.49 17 May 2024 9:11.72 14 June 2026 Pole vault 5.91 m 27 May 2023 4.70 m 17 May 2024 Triple jump colspan=4 14.37 m 18 May 2024 Shot put 23.56 m 27 May 2023 20.53 m 14 June 2026 Discus throw 67.07 m 26 May 2023 68.39 m 14 June 2026 Hammer throw 80.33 m 17 May 2024 78.62 m 26 May 2023 Javelin throw 83.16 m 27 May 2023 55.67 m 27 May 2023
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