The 2025 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, a part of the World Indoor Tour, is scheduled for February 2 at The TRACK at New Balance. Several high-profile athletes have been announced for the event, including Olympic champions and world record holders.
Noah Lyles, the reigning Olympic 100m champion and 200m bronze medalist, will compete in the 60m race. This marks his attempt to secure his fourth consecutive New Balance Indoor Grand Prix title in the 60m. In the previous season, Lyles won the event in 6.44, subsequently winning the U.S. Indoor Championships, although he finished second to Christian Coleman at the World Championships.
Julien Alfred, the 100m Olympic champion from St. Lucia, will be making her debut at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. She had an undefeated indoor season last year in the 60m, winning all six of her races. Her 6.98 win at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow secured her the gold medal. Alfred’s personal best of 6.94, achieved at high altitude in March 2023, places her as the second-fastest woman on the all-time list, just behind Irina Privalova’s world record of 6.92 set in February 1993.
American Grant Holloway, renowned as one of the best indoor hurdlers, will be defending his title in the 60m hurdles for the fourth year in a row. He is the current 60m World champion and the 110m hurdles Olympic champion, and his dominance in the 60m hurdles is evident as he has not been defeated in this event since he was in high school in March 2014.
Then there’s Jake Wightman, the 2022 1500m World champion who will compete in the 1500m. He finished second in last year’s meet with an indoor personal best of 3:34.06 after a close race with Hobbs Kessler. Wightman was chosen for Team GB at the Paris Olympics in the 800m but had to withdraw due to an injury.
Parker Valby, a six-time NCAA champion and U.S. Olympian at 10,000m, will be making her professional debut for New Balance in the 3000m event. She has previously won the NCAA 3000m and 5000m titles at The TRACK for Florida. Her personal best in the 3000m stands at 8:41.50.
Listen to the discussion below.