Leading athletes still waiting on large sums owed by ill-fated Grand Slam Track
Michael Johnson, the four-time Olympic champion, who launched Grand Slam Track’s first event in April 2025 only for it to collapse after three meets. Photograph: Kirby Lee/IMAGN IMAGES/Reuters ConnectView image in fullscreenMichael Johnson, the four-time Olympic champion, who launched Grand Slam Track’s first event in April 2025 only for it to collapse after three meets. But it collapsed after only three events, before organisers voluntarily filed for bankruptcy in the US in December.Athletes ended up receiving half their earnings last October, but have not had anything since.
- ▪Michael Johnson, the four-time Olympic champion, who launched Grand Slam Track’s first event in April 2025 only for it to collapse after three meets.
- ▪Photograph: Kirby Lee/IMAGN IMAGES/Reuters ConnectView image in fullscreenMichael Johnson, the four-time Olympic champion, who launched Grand Slam Track’s first event in April 2025 only for it to collapse after three meets.
- ▪But it collapsed after only three events, before organisers voluntarily filed for bankruptcy in the US in December.Athletes ended up receiving half their earnings last October, but have not had anything since.
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Michael Johnson, the four-time Olympic champion, who launched Grand Slam Track’s first event in April 2025 only for it to collapse after three meets. Photograph: Kirby Lee/IMAGN IMAGES/Reuters ConnectView image in fullscreenMichael Johnson, the four-time Olympic champion, who launched Grand Slam Track’s first event in April 2025 only for it to collapse after three meets. Photograph: Kirby Lee/IMAGN IMAGES/Reuters ConnectAthleticsLeading athletes still waiting on large sums owed by ill-fated Grand Slam Track GST founder Michael Johnson said he ‘got the athletes paid’Money stuck in escrow account after bankruptcy filingSean Ingle in BudapestFri 11 Sep 2026 14.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 11 Sep 2026 14.40 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGrand Slam Track athletes have still only received…
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