Sprint great Michael Johnson launches ‘best of the best’ US$12.6m circuit for track runners
- Grand Slam Track will debut in April 2025, with 4 meetings over the year, each featuring track races only and US$3m prize money at each leg
United States athletics great Michael Johnson on Tuesday announced the launch of a new track league that will see the “best of the best” compete against one another at four elite meetings every year from 2025.
Johnson, a four-time Olympic gold medallist turned commentator for the BBC, said Grand Slam Track would debut in April of 2025 with two three-day meetings in the US and two international stops, with prize money of around US$3 million on offer at each meeting.
One US venue will be in Los Angeles, host city of the 2028 Olympics, Johnson said.
“People love racing. People want to see the best of the best. And at the core of Grand Slam Track is the best of the best athletes, only the fastest, competing head to head against one another four times a year,” Johnson said.
The meetings will feature track races only, no field events, divided into categories of short sprints, long sprints, high hurdles, low hurdles, middle distance and long distance, with men’s and women’s races in each category.
