The adidas Atlanta Metropolis Video games is a singular occasion in North America. Born out of the Adidas Boston Metropolis Video games, the Adidas Atlanta Metropolis Video games offers followers, younger and previous, an opportunity to see Adidas elite athletes and a number of the high highschool athletes within the nation.
Olympic Champions Lyles, Holloway Lead 2025 Adidas Atlanta Metropolis Video games’ Return to Piedmont Park
Expanded Occasion Brings a Full Day of Observe & Area for All Ages
ATLANTA – March 27, 2025 – Two Olympic gold medalists from the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games and America’s most excellent feminine athlete are returning to Atlanta. Noah Lyles, Grant Holloway, and Anna Corridor will headline the 2025 Adidas Atlanta Metropolis Video games on Saturday, Might 17, because the occasion returns on a custom-built elevated observe in Piedmont Park, Atlanta Observe Membership introduced at present.
Designed as a jam-packed, all-day observe and area competition, the Adidas Atlanta Metropolis Video games invitations followers to expertise the game up shut, with a devoted fan zone, meet-and-greets with elite athletes, unique Adidas gear at Atlanta Observe Membership’s merchandise tents, and competition environment that includes meals vans. North America’s solely road meet, the Metropolis Video games, will deliver the game’s largest stars out of the stadium and into the guts of the ATL with free, open-to-the-public spectating alternatives.
Road Meet in Piedmont Park
Might 18, 2024, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, picture by Kevin Morris
Lyles, the reigning 100m Olympic Champion, the 200m American record-holder, and four-time World Champion at 100m and 200m, welcomes the highlight of being often called the world’s quickest man. He’ll race the 150m. Grant Holloway, himself an Olympic Champion and six-time World Champion indoors and out, has not misplaced an indoor race within the 60m hurdles since 2015. He’ll compete within the 110m hurdles. Anna Corridor, the 2023 World Championship Silver Medalist within the Heptathlon, will compete within the 100m hurdles and the lengthy leap.
The day’s festivities begin with the Youth Mile & Sprint. This free youth occasion is open to the general public. Additionally, it serves because the season finale for Kilometer Youngsters, Atlanta Observe Membership’s free youth working program serving 1000’s of children within the better Atlanta space.
On the similar time, Georgia’s high highschool sprinters, jumpers, and throwers will compete for the meet of champions-style titles. Observe occasions will happen at Midtown Excessive College, whereas the lengthy leap and pole vault occasions will likely be in Piedmont Park. The dash finals of the 100m, 200m, 100m hurdles, and 110m hurdles will likely be held on the elevated observe within the meadow in Piedmont Park. Athletes robotically qualify by attaining the time normal or successful a state title the week earlier than on the GHSA State Championships.
Then, at 3:00 p.m., the highlight shifts completely because the Adidas Atlanta Metropolis Video games welcomes Olympic and World Champions to the elevated observe for an electrical afternoon of competitors. Athletes will compete head-to-head in sprints, hurdles, and area occasions.
Following the skilled occasions, aggressive center college age-group 100m races will happen on the elevated observe straightaway.
The night will culminate with Georgia’s high highschool distance runners competing beneath the lights again at Midtown Excessive College within the 800m, 3200m, and Mile to complete off the meet of champions-styled competitors.
“The Adidas Atlanta Metropolis Video games isn’t simply one other observe meet—it’s the place the world’s finest and the game’s rising stars share the identical stage,” stated Wealthy Kenah, CEO of Atlanta Observe Membership, which produces the occasion alongside International Athletics & Advertising, Inc. “One minute, you’re watching the way forward for observe and area show themselves. The following, you’re seeing Olympic champions go head-to-head at full velocity. That makes this occasion totally different—and why Atlanta is the right place.”
Please go to this Atlanta Observe Membership webpage for extra info on every occasion and an in depth schedule.
Photographs by Kevin Morris
About Atlanta Observe Membership
Atlanta Observe Membership is a nonprofit dedicated to creating an energetic and wholesome Atlanta. By way of working and strolling, Atlanta Observe Membership motivates, evokes, and engages the group to take pleasure in a more healthy life-style.
With greater than 38,000 members, Atlanta Observe Membership is the second-largest working group in the USA. Along with the AJC Peachtree Street Race, essentially the most important 10K working occasion on the earth, Atlanta Observe Membership directs greater than 50 occasions annually, together with the Publix Atlanta Marathon, PNC Atlanta 10 Miler, Invesco QQQ Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon and the AJC Polar Reverse Peachtree Street Race. By way of the assist of its members and volunteers, Atlanta Observe Membership additionally maintains a number of group initiatives, together with organizing and selling the Kilometer Youngsters youth working program to metro Atlanta youth, honoring highschool cross nation and observe and area athletes by way of Atlanta Observe Membership’s All-Metro Banquets and supporting the Grady Bicycle EMT program. For extra info on Atlanta Observe Membership, go to atlantatrackclub.org.
About International Athletics & Advertising, Inc.
Since its founding in 1993, International Athletics & Advertising, Inc., has grown into one of many world’s premier athlete illustration and event-production corporations. Over 50 GA&M shoppers have gained over 150 Olympic or World Championship medals in 25 disciplines. GA&M has additionally produced over 60 elite-level televised athletics competitions that includes lots of of Olympic and World Championship medalists.
