12/08/2025
Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix Preview – We Are In For It!
As the world’s top athletes return to Budapest for the Gyulai István Memorial, track and field fans are in for a real treat.
This year’s Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix, better known as the Gyulai Memorial, has been staged in Székesfehérvár since 2014, but in 2025 it makes its grand return to the Hungarian capital. The event will take place on Tuesday, 12th August 2025 at the National Athletics Centre, welcoming the sport’s biggest names just weeks before the World Championships in Tokyo.
The men’s 400m promises to be as spicy as it gets. World leader Zakithi Nene heads a field stacked with talent, with five men boasting sub-44-second personal bests. The South African will be up against Zambia’s Olympic bronze medallist and current world No. 2 Muzala Samukonga, USA’s Khaleb MacRae, Jamaica’s Rusheen McDonald, and Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago. The home crowd will have their eyes on national record holder Attila Molnár, while Nigeria’s 19-year-old Samuel Ogazi will be looking to impress fresh from winning the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships. This will definitely be a race to watch.
In the men’s 100m, the fans can expect a showdown with four of the world’s top 10 sprinters on the start line: Kishane Thompson (1), Akani Simbine (2), Ackeem Blake (9) and Ferdinand Omanyala (10). Could this be the crowd favourite event? Other big names in the lineup include Ronnie Baker, Rohan Watson, Abdul Rasheed-Saminu, Kadrian Goldson, and Hungary’s own Dominik Illovszky.
On the women’s side, the 100m is set to be a blockbuster. Four Jamaican stars headline the start list – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson, Tina Clayton, and Krystal Sloley – promising a battle worth watching. They will be joined by Cambrea Sturgis, Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith, Jacious Sears, Maia McCoy, and Hungary’s Boglárka Takács, who will have plenty of home support.
With so much talent on display, the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix is set to deliver world-class competition and unforgettable moments. As the penultimate Continental Tour Gold meeting before the Tokyo World Championships, all eyes will be on Budapest.
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Muzala Samukonga races at 19hrs Zambian Time.
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