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Grand Slam Track: Organisers claim new athletics competition a success despite slashing season finale

Michael Johnson claimed the competition has achieved its launch goals despite closing early due to financial difficulties

Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2025

Michael Johnson explains why he cancelled Grand Slam Track meet in LA

Organisers of Grand Slam Track remain confident the new athletics competition will continue in 2026 despite the premature end to its inaugural season

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

Olympic medallist Fred Kerley arrested again after allegedly hitting ex-girlfriend

The US sprinter will not take part in Grand Slam Track this weekend

The Independent UK · May 3, 2025

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Duplantis Kicks Off Diamond League Amid Johnson-led Changing Landscape

Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis heads up a stellar cast of athletes kicking off the 16th Diamond League season in Xiamen on Saturday amid a changing landscape that has seen Michael Johnson launch his Grand Slam track series.

International Business Times · Apr 22, 2025

Matthew Hudson-Smith claims Grand Slam Track glory as Emmanuel Wanyonyi stuns 1,500m field

Olympic 800m champion Wanyonyi produced the performance of the night to beat Josh Kerr, Yared Nuguse and Cole Hocker

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2025

Susan Egelstaff: Athletics is struggling; is Grand Slam Track the answer?

In terms of public interest and media attention, athletics is struggling. Grand Slam Track is the brainchild of former Olympic champion, Michael…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 6, 2025

Gabby Thomas headlines Grand Slam Track winners on day one of first-ever event

Dina Asher-Smith finished third in the 200m while there were wins for Sydney McLaughlin-Lavrone and Kenny Bednarek

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025

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Michael Johnson’s New Grand Slam Track League Promises Speed, Star Power and a Big Payday

The inaugural season of the new professional track series is set to kick off in Kingston, Jamaica, with lofty goals of revolutionizing the sport.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 3, 2025

Big matchups and bigger bucks: Michael Johnson pledges Grand Slam Track will bring ‘fantasy to life’

Athletics legend says his new four-part event, which launches on Friday, is exactly what the sport needs

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2025

‘No gimmicks’: Michael Johnson details exactly what to expect from Grand Slam Track

Grand Slam Track is ‘what the sport needed’, says co-founder Michael Johnson ahead of opener in Kingston

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025

Athletics World Watching As 'Grand Slam Track' Prepares For Launch

What is being billed as a "revolution" for the sport of athletics gets under way in Kingston on Friday with the opening meeting of US sprinting legend Michael Johnson's ambitious Grand Slam Track series.

International Business Times · Apr 3, 2025

Josh Kerr: ‘Grand Slam Track is the start of a new era, the stakes are so high’

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The 1,500m world champion tells Jack Rathborn how he is embracing ‘a new era’ for athletics when he kicks off his Grand Slam Track campaign on Saturday and why he has no regrets after beating rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen but failing to win gold at last summer’s Olympics

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025

Grand Slam Track: Schedule, times and start lists for first-ever event

World and Olympic champions including Gabby Thomas, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Cole Hocker will be in action in Jamaica

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025

Welcome to Grand Slam Track, Michael Johnson’s brainchild with speed stars, prize money and live data

The new athletics league launches in Kingston, Jamaica this weekend with a radical format and an ambitious goal to capture ‘the youngest fanbase of any sports league in the world’ – but will it fly or flop?

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025

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The Conversation · Mar 30, 2025

Step length, a devastating finish and ‘springs in his spikes’: the science behind Gout Gout’s speed

Every now and then an athlete comes along who makes people wonder, “how are they so fast?”

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

Molly Caudery fired up to defend World Indoor title after ‘grieving’ for Paris Olympics

Interview: Molly Caudery arrives in China this weekend determined to channel her Olympic pain into winning another gold medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championships

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

My biggest fear was not waking up – Roger Black reflects on heart surgery

Roger Black was diagnosed with a heart condition at the age of 11, but won three Olympic medals.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 5, 2025

Today in MMA History: Conor McGregor suffers first UFC loss, and Nate Diaz is not surprised

On March 5, 2016, Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor started as a backup plan and led to two of the biggest nights in UFC history.

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The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025

Mo Farah discovers the ‘next chapter’ with RunGP in bold attempt to shake up running

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The four-time Olympic champion tells Jack Rathborn how he plans to re-energise the sport through the innovative team-based run series at iconic Formula One circuits

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2025

Michael Johnson's new Grand Slam Track signs deal for Peacock and The CW to show races

Michael Johnson’s new track league has struck a media deal for Peacock to stream all the action live and The CW to broadcast the weekend races during the four events in 2025

Latin Times · Jan 15, 2025

MS-13 Leader in New York Pleads Guilty In Case Involving Seven Murders, Arson, and Drug Trafficking

The victims, ranging from suspected rival gang members to schoolgirls, were brutally attacked with machetes and baseball bats.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 27, 2024

Michael Johnson recalls fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov: ‘He felt like a middleweight’

Michael Johnson fought the who's who in MMA – including Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Candlelight Vigil At Wisconsin State Capitol For Community Support

Candlelight vigil at Wisconsin State Capitol to support youth with mental health resources and community collaboration.

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2024

Keely Hodgkinson reveals Grand Slam Track decision and 2025 ambitions after unforgettable year

Many of the 800m gold medalist’s GB team-mates have already signed up for Michael Johnson’s lucrative new event in full

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024

How SPOTY favourite Keely Hodgkinson became one of Britain’s best-loved athletes

The 22-year-old is favourite to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year at Tuesday night’s ceremony after storming to Olympic glory in Paris this summer

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