Michael Johnson Launches Grand Slam Track League Revolutionizing Track and Field

Michael Johnson is launching the Grand Slam Track league to bring top track and field athletes together four times a year, competing for $12.6 million in prize money. The league, beginning next April, aims to increase TV coverage and financial incentives for athletes, with world-record hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone already on board.

Track and field legend Michael Johnson is spearheading a new league, Grand Slam Track, set to assemble nearly 100 elite athletes to compete for $12.6 million over its inaugural season.

Scheduled to begin next April, the league promises four major events - one in Los Angeles, a second in another American city, and two international locations.

The league has already signed world-record hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, boosting its profile a year before its official launch. Johnson's vision addresses the industry's lack of financial incentives and aims to bring marquee athletes into more head-to-head matchups.

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