# Ponce Grand Prix de Atletismo

The Ponce Grand Prix de Atletismo is a track and field competition held yearly in Ponce, Puerto Rico at the Francisco Montaner Stadium. The event started in 2007, after the successful hosting of the 2006 Ibero-American Championships. It was considered among the most important athletic events in the Caribbean based on the competitive and organizational quality of the event. Starting with the 2012 season, the Ponce Grand Prix joined the IAAF World Challenge competitions until 2015 and represented the only other city in the Americas, outside Kingston, Jamaica, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the circuit. The event was relaunched in 2022 named Puerto Rico International Athletics Classic as part of the silver level scheduled World Athletics Continental Tour.

## History

In early seasons the event was one of three competitions in the IAAF-NACAC circuit beside the Adidas Track Classic in Carson, California, and the Jamaica Invitational in Kingston, Jamaica, where competitors accumulated points in the IAAF rankings system.
The 2009 Ponce Grand Prix was witnessed live by some 9,000 fans at the Francisco Montaner Stadium, plus hundreds of thousands more throughout the Americas via satellite television. This edition was considered to have initiated “the greatest feat in Puerto Rican sports history”, as new records were established, and a local hero surfaced, Javier Culson, competing in the 400 metres hurdles. He was later crowned Athlete of the Year in Puerto Rico.
The relaunched 2022 edition saw eleven meet records fall with eight of them were Puerto Rican all-comers' records.

## Meet records
### Men

Men's meeting records of the Ponce Grand Prix de Atletismo :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date |
| 100 m | 9.92 (−0.2 m/s) | Trayvon Bromell | United States | 12 May 2022 |
| 200 m | 20.21 (+1.2 m/s) | Brendan Christian | Antigua and Barbuda | 17 May 2008 |
| 300 m | 31.52 | Steven Gardiner | Bahamas | 12 May 2022 |
| 400 m | 44.14 | Lashawn Merritt | United States | 17 May 2014 |
| 800 m | 1:44.79 | Duane Solomon | United States | 17 May 2014 |
| 1500 m | 3:36.64 | Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono | Kenya | 19 May 2007 |
| 3000 m | 8:02.71 | Andrew Poore | United States | 18 May 2013 |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.12 (±0.0 m/s) | David Oliver | United States | 8 May 2010 |
| 400 m hurdles | 47.72 | Javier Culson | Puerto Rico | 8 May 2010 |
| Pole vault | 5.60 m | Lázaro Borges | Cuba | 12 May 2012 |
| Long jump | 8.27 m (+0.9 m/s) | Brian Johnson | United States | 17 May 2008 |
| Triple jump | 16.88 m (+2.0 m/s) | Donald Scott | United States | 12 May 2022 |
| Shot put | 22.75 m | Ryan Crouser | United States | 12 May 2022 |
| Hammer throw | 79.31 m | Krisztián Pars | Hungary | 17 May 2014 |
| Javelin throw | 75.32 m | Curtis Moss | Canada | 12 May 2012 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 38.83 | Brian Mariano Geronimo Goeloe Prince Kwidama Churandy Martina | Netherlands Antilles | 17 May 2008 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.93 | Yoel Tapia Arismendy Peguero Pedro Mejía Félix Sánchez | Dominican Republic | 19 May 2007 |

### Women

Men's meeting records of the Ponce Grand Prix de Atletismo :
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date |
| 100 m | 10.93 (−0.8 m/s) | Elaine Thompson-Herah | Jamaica | 12 May 2022 |
| 200 m | 22.37 (+0.3 m/s) | Tianna Madison | United States | 12 May 2012 |
| 400 m | 50.42 | Athing Mu | United States | 12 May 2022 |
| 800 m | 1:59.35 | Rose Mary Almanza | Cuba | 23 May 2015 |
| 1500 m | 4:05.96 | Adelle Tracey | Great Britain | 12 May 2022 |
| 3000 m | 8:53.38 | Gabe Grunewall | United States | 17 May 2014 |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.50 (+0.3 m/s) | Alaysha Johnson | United States | 12 May 2022 |
| 400 m hurdles | 54.09 | Janieve Russell | Jamaica | 12 May 2022 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:37.62 | Genevieve Lacaze | Australia | 18 May 2013 |
| Pole vault | 4.72 m | Sandi Morris | United States | 12 May 2022 |
| Long jump | 6.78 m (+0.5 m/s) | Ese Brume | Nigeria | 12 May 2022 |
| Triple jump | 13.66 m (+0.5 m/s) | Luvia Saldivar | Cuba | 18 May 2013 |
| Hammer throw | 72.16 m | Amanda Bingson | United States | 17 May 2014 |
| Javelin throw | 59.47 m | Yainelis Ribeaux | Cuba | 12 May 2012 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 43.58 | USA Team A Kellie Wells Moushami Robinson Tianna Madison Gloria Asumnu | United States | 8 May 2010 |