Grenada Invitational

The Grenada Invitational is an annual track and field competition held at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium in St. George's, Grenada as part of the NACAC Outdoor Area Permit Meet Series.

Grenada Invitational
Kirani James Athletic Stadium, Grenada
DateApril
LocationSt. George's, Grenada
Event typeTrack and field
Established2017

The Grenada Invitational, with Michael Bascombe[1] as the brainchild and main organiser, was first organised[2] and held on April 8, 2017.[3][4]

More than 100 athletes competed in the inaugural event which was televised on US Sports Network ESPN.[5]

From its inception to the present day, the Grenada Invitational has attracted world record holders and Olympic medallists. Initially attracting top stars as Kirani James, Justin Gatlin, Kim Collins, Veronica Campbell-Brown, and Asafa Powell while Tori Bowie and Kori Carter were among recent competitors. Numerous Olympic, World and Commonwealth Championship level athletes continue to take part on an annual basis.

The second staging of the international track and field meet was held on April 21, 2018.[6][7]

The most recent edition of the Grenada Invitational was held on April 13, 2019.

Meet records

Men
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 10.05 (+0.5 m/s) Justin Gatlin  United States April 21 2018 [8]
200 m 20.16 (+1.0 m/s) Miguel Francis  Antigua and Barbuda April 13 2019
400 m 44.26 Steven Gardiner  Bahamas April 8 2017 [8]
800 m 1:46.80 Ryan Sanchez  Puerto Rico April 21 2018 [8]
110 m hurdles 13.53 (-1.0 m/s) Milan Ristic  Serbia April 21 2018 [8]
400 m hurdles 48.80 Quincy Downing  United States April 8 2017 [8]
Long jump 8.02 m (+0.9 m/s) Mike Hartfield  United States April 21 2018 [8]
Javelin throw 78.71 m Janeil Craigg  Barbados April 8, 2017 [8]
4 × 400 m relay 3:21.58 Christ Church Foundation  Barbados April 21 2018 [8]

Women
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref
100 m 11.35 (+0.9 m/s) Jade Bailey  Barbados April 8 2017 [8]
200 m 22.60 (+1.0 m/s) Felicia Brown  United States April 8 2017 [8]
400 m 51.45 Shamier Little  United States April 21 2018 [8]
800 m 2:02.84 Carly Muscaro  United States April 21 2018 [8]
3000 m 9:46.60 Rolanda Bell  Panama April 8 2017 [8]
100 m hurdles 12.68 (+0.4 m/s) Sharika Nelvis  United States April 8 2017 [8]
400 m hurdles 54.78 Ashley Spencer  United States April 8 2017 [8]
High jump 1.88 m Levern Spencer  Saint Lucia April 8 2017 [8]
Triple jump 14.04 m (+1.0 m/s) Liadagmis Povea  Cuba April 21 2018 [8]
4 × 400 m relay 4:03.57 McDonald College  Grenada April 8 2017 [8]

References
  1. "READY, SET". www.caribbeanlifenews.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  2. "Grenada Invitational launches on December 29 – Grenada Invitational". www.grenadainvitational.com. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  3. "Millions at stake in Grenada invitational". The New Today Newspaper Grenada. 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  4. editor (2017-10-20). "Grenada Invitational event a major boost to tourism - eTurboNews (eTN)". eTurboNews (eTN). Retrieved 2018-01-14.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  5. "Grenada Invitational 2017 | Blog". www.grenadagrenadines.com. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  6. "Cuban Athletes to Participate in the 2018 Grenada Invitational". NOW Grenada. 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  7. "2nd annual Grenada Invitational Track and Field meet | Events | Plan Your Vacation". www.grenadagrenadines.com. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  8. [http://grenadainvitational.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/GI_Records.pdf Retrieved on 08 June 2018.
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