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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

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

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

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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

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

Evening Standard

Lord Coe does not see Grand Slam Track as a threat to World Athletics

The new track event is scheduled to make its debut in 2025.

The Independent UK

UK Athletics turns down Grand Slam Track involvement over financial concerns

The chief executive of UK Athletics says involvement in Michael Johnson’s new competition is too great of a financial risk

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Diamond League increases prize money ahead of launch of rival Grand Slam Track

Athletics’ annual series will offer record prize money to competitors in 2025

The Independent UK

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and a strange Diamond League final reveal the future of athletics

The American world record holder competes in Brussels in two exhibitions, with the sport braced for seismic change in 2025 as Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track begins

The Independent UK

'Best Of The Best' To Race In New Athletics Circuit: Johnson

US athletics great Michael Johnson on Tuesday announced the launch of a new track league which will see the "best of the best" compete against each other at four elite meetings every year from 2025.

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