Duplantis named World Athletics’ male athlete of year
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wins top female award
Armand Duplantis has capped a remarkable 2025, in which he broke four world records and won another…
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Grand Slam Track denies Michael Johnson earned $2m from scrapped series ○
Former sprinter claims he is facing own financial losses
‘Michael has asked for patience while we try to fix this’
Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track organisation has denied the former American sprint…
Oblique Seville backs current sprint crop to get down to 9.6sec but says Bolt will always be best ○
World champion says ‘only matter of time’ to reach 9.6sec
Seville dismisses effect of Noah Lyles’ mind games
On Sunday night, Oblique Seville became the first Jamaican to win the men’s 100m world title…
6 months ago
Michael Johnson admits Grand Slam Track on hold until 2025 debts are paid ○
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Johnson says athletes owed millions in prize money
LA finale cancelled after promised funding fell through
Upstart series’ 2026 season on hold until debts cleared
Grand Slam Track will not take place in…
7 months ago
World Athletics monitoring outstanding Grand Slam Track payments to athletes ○
President Sebastian Coe says: ‘It’s not good’
Four-meeting series was cut to three last month
Sebastian Coe says World Athletics is closely monitoring outstanding athlete payments from Michael Johnson’…
Kerr and Lyles offer London Diamond League stardust despite withdrawals ○
Threat of rain and absences of Hodgkinson, Hassan and Ingebrigtsen are blows but record tilts will enthrall fans
One of the major issue athletics faces is the relative lack of importance that the over…
8 months ago
Michael Johnson cancels Los Angeles Grand Slam Track meeting ○
Emergency meeting held with athletes over decision
Decision leaves LA without major meeting this summer
Michael Johnson cancelled the final leg of the new Grand Slam Track series in Los Angeles before …
10 months ago
Athletics pays less than other sports. Michael Johnson wants to change that ○
Grand Slam Track, a new series of races, plans a fan-friendly format
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
Michael Johnson is one of the few true legends of track and field. Now, though, he is chasing t…
11 months ago
'I hated team sports': How Olympian Michael Johnson learned to be a leader ○
Olympian Michael Johnson said anchoring the men's 4 x 400m relay team taught him about leadership — after starting out playing football