Grand Slam Track founder Michael Johnson has spoken out after failing to pay athletes and said the event would not go ahead in 2026 unless a solution was found.
The league, which is in its inaugural season, owes competitors millions of dollars in appearance fees and prize money, and in June the fourth and final meet on the calendar, scheduled for Los Angeles, was cancelled. Johnson’s deal with host UCLA had become financially unviable, with estimated losses of more than $2m had the event gone ahead.
