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Grand Slam Track: Christopher Bailey clocks 400m world lead in Kingston
Christopher Bailey celebrates after winning the 400m at the Grand Slam Track meet in Kingston on Friday, April 4, 2025. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)
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April 4, 2025

Grand Slam Track: Christopher Bailey clocks 400m world lead in Kingston

KINGSTON, Jamaica – World Indoor champion and Olympic relay gold medal winner Christopher Bailey delivered an impressive world lead in the men’s 400m Long Sprint event at Grand Slam Track at the National Stadium.

Bailey showed good early-season form to stop the clock at 44.34 seconds, replacing the 44.59 seconds clocked by Botswana’s Bayapo Ndori on March 12 in South Africa.

Matthew Hudson-Smith was next best with a time of 44.65 with Vernon Norwood taking third with a time of 44.70.

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