2024 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix

2024 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Dates4 February 2024 (men's U20 mile held on 3 February)
Host cityBoston, Massachusetts, United States United States
VenueThe TRACK at New Balance
Level2024 World Athletics Indoor Tour
2023
2025

The 2024 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix was the 29th edition of the annual indoor track and field meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. Held on 4 February, it was the third leg of the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold series – the highest-level international indoor track and field circuit.

The men's under-20 mile was held the day before the rest of the program, on 3 February. In the race, Jojo Jourdon became the 21st American high school student to have run a four-minute mile by running 3:59.87.[1][2]

In the main program, Gabby Thomas, who attended high school and college in Boston, won the 300 metres event.[3] In the 1000 metres, Canadian Marco Arop bested the American field and ran a time of 2:14.74, a Canadian record and the second-fastest indoor performance of all time.[4][5] Defending 100 metres world champion Noah Lyles set a personal best and meeting record to win the 60 metres in 6.44 seconds – defeating 2022 world 100 m champion Fred Kerley in the process.[6]

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  2. ^ "Olympus High's Jojo Jourdon breaks 4-minute mile". Yahoo News. 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  3. ^ Greg Levinsky. "Gabby Thomas enjoys winning homecoming at New Balance Indoor Grand Prix - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  4. ^ Majumder, Agnijeeta (2024-02-05). "4 Americans Stand Defeated by Canadian Track Star at New Balance Indoor Grand Prix". EssentiallySports. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  5. ^ Dickinson, Marley (2024-02-04). "Marco Arop smashes Canadian indoor 1,000m record at New Balance Grand Prix". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  6. ^ Ingle, Sean (2024-02-04). "Noah Lyles targets sprint gold rush in 2024 after setting 60m personal best". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-05.