Coming off a Bronze double in Paris, it looked like Grant Fisher had a target on his back for 2025. He wanted to make this season one big grand show, and he certainly did that. Two world records in a week! But grand things remind us that the Grand Slam Track is an arm’s length away, about to kick off its first leg in Kingston tomorrow. This time, it won’t be just Fisher but a whole list of athletes looking out for the $100,000 gold place. But there can be just one slam champion. So, does this intimidate Fisher, or is he as cool as a cucumber?
Well, just look at the man’s form so far this season. He started off his season at the New Balance Grand Prix, where even a second position in the 1500m short track made Fisher the just the 28th man in history to break 3:34 indoors. Next, he doubled the distance to 3000m short track at the Millrose Games 2025, where he etched a 7:22.91 3000m World Record. And within just 6 days of it, he broke Kenenisa Bekele’s 5000m indoor world record at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational. So what now? With this resume, does he have a target on his back?
Well, Chris Chavez from Citius Mag asked Grant Fisher just this in Kingston. And here’s what the 27-year-old responded saying, ” I wouldn’t say so I mean.” He then explained with an anecdote, “I got Bronze in the 5K in in Paris uh and the silver medalist is in the race so our most recent meeting Ronald beat me so I don’t think you could quite say favorite but I guess people can say whatever they want.”
But Fisher? He’s going in unfazed! Well, he answered Chavez’s question further saying, “I’m going in ready to race some really really good guys I mean uh get almost broke the world record outdoor last year I think he closed in like 54 or 55 I mean that’s that’s about as good as it gets so I’m up against some really good competitors and this is the time of year where some people might be super sharp some people might not it’s going to be uh a lot of question marks that are going to be answered I think.” Fisher even anticipated that there would be evolving tactics in this race. From the first to the second and to the next slam, a lot of stuff will change.
Grant Fisher knows that world records indoors go out the window when you step on the start line for a Slam
“I got bronze in the 5k in Paris, and the silver medalist is in the race. In our most recent meeting, Ronald beat me… Gebrhiwet almost broke the world record outdoor… pic.twitter.com/YU98PXs4vZ
— CITIUS MAG (@CitiusMag) April 4, 2025
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