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Grand Slam Track misses payments to athletes, Michael Johnson ‘confident’ of its future

Grand Slam Track (GST) has missed payments to its athletes due to not receiving funding which had been committed to the competition, founder and four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson said on ...
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Watch: Michael Johnson re-establishes himself as the premier 400m runner at 1997 Worlds

American Michael Johnson, the 1996 Olympic gold medalist in the 200m and 400m, wins the men's 400m with a time of 44.12 seconds at the 1997 World Championships in Athens. This win marked Johnson's ...
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Michael Johnson Says Investor Pulling Out Caused Grand Slam Track’s ‘Major, Major Cash Flow Issue’

Grand Slam Track is in a multimillion-dollar hole because an investor backed out of their full commitment, founder Michael Johnson told Front Office Sports. The beleaguered running startup owes ...
The New York Times

Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track: $19m shortfall, unpaid athletes and a lost backer

According to Michael Johnson, the four-time Olympic gold medallist and eight-time world champion, Grand Slam Track (GST) was going to revolutionize his sport and see athletes treated as “true ...