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League founder Michael Johnson said a major investor backed out at the last minute, causing a "major, major cash flow issue" ...
Michael Johnson celebrates after setting a world-record time of 19.32 in the men's 200-metre final at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. (Doug Mills/The Associated Press, File) ...
The inaugural season of Michael Johnson’s new Grand Slam Track series has been brought to a premature end after the final leg in Los Angeles was scrapped. Johnson’s big-money athletics league ...
THE LAST event of Michael Johnson’s new athletics league in Los Angeles has been cancelled due to cash woes. The pilot season of the Grand Slam Track was due to climax in California on June 28 ...
DAVID COVERDALE: Johnson launched a new track series earlier this year, offering stars record prize pots of $100,000 (£74,200) for winning their category at one of the four scheduled meets.
Michael Johnson spent his career breaking records, but even at his peak, he realized track and field was broken. Now, with his new venture Grand Slam Track, the 57-year-old is determined to fix it.
Sprinting great Michael Johnson is launching a track league that looks to assemble nearly 100 of the sport’s top performers four times a year to compete for US$12.6-million in prize money over ...
Grand Slam Track: Schedule, times and start lists for first-ever event Welcome to Grand Slam Track, Michael Johnson’s brainchild with speed stars, prize money and live data ...
Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track series will not have a final event in Los Angeles The big-money series, pictured here in Philadelphia, is supposed to shake-up athletics ...