With some athletes ‘suffering financially,’ Michael Johnson hopes his new league can bring value to track and field

"We're going to grow our sport," the ex-star of the sprint Michael Johnson posted his ambition before the kick-off in Kingston of the meeting circuit he created, the "Grand Slam Track" already praised by the participants for his new breath of professionalism.

Michael Johnson hopes Grand Slam Track can help athletes make a living

Michael Johnson wants to make one thing clear: track doesn’t need saving. But he does think it needs improving. For Johnson and many others, we are ...

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

With some athletes ‘suffering financially,’ Michael Johnson hopes his new league can bring value to track and field

Michael Johnson wants to make one thing clear: track doesn’t need saving. But he does think it needs improving.

Athletics world watching as 'Grand Slam Track' prepares for launch

What is being billed as a "revolution" for the sport of athletics gets under way in Kingston on Friday with the opening meeting of US sprinting legend Michael Johnson's ambitious Grand Slam Track series.

Josh Kerr: ‘Grand Slam Track is the start of a new era, the stakes are so high’

The 1,500m world champion tells Jack Rathborn how he is embracing ‘a new era’ for athletics when he kicks off his Grand Slam Track campaign on Saturday and why he has no regrets after beating rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen but failing to win gold at last summer’s Olympics