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Michael Johnson's brainchild, the Grand Slam Track (GST), has canceled its last slam event, which was scheduled to be held at Drake Stadium in Los Angeles, USA. Johnson is one of the most prominent track icons with four Olympic gold medals throughout his career.
Apart from his Olympic feats, Michael Johnson has captured eight gold medals from the World Championships and four gold medals from the Goodwill Games. The former competitive sprinter once held Olympic, World Championship, and US National records in multiple race events. He announced his plan to start the GST last year and held the first slam in Kingston in April 2025.
The fourth and final slam was scheduled to be held in Los Angeles, USA, from June 28 to 29 at UCLA’s Drake Stadium. This was the final meet of the inaugural season of the Grand Slam Track. As per ESPN, the USA Track & Field CEO Max Siegel shared with The Associated Press that the reason for the cancellation was due to the convergence of two major track meets in LA, which might pose difficulty.
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Michael Johnson cited global economic reasons for the shutdown, adding they have "successfully achieved the objectives" for the first season.
Johnson established the league with the support of billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman. The Grand Slam league was launched to promote track and field and its athletes, coming from all around the world.
The format and three meets of the 2025 Grand Slam Track
The first season of the Grand Slam Track league featured four 'slams' with each slam comprising events such as short sprints, short hurdles, long sprints, long hurdles, short distance, and long distance for elite 48 male and female athletes.
Each athlete will have to compete in two categories in each slam, and the athlete who captures the most points will be crowned the Slam Champion, earning the top cash prize of $100,000.
Till now, three slams have been completed: the first slam was held in Kingston, Jamaica, from April 4-6, the second in Miami from May 2-4, and the third in Philadelphia, from May 31-June 1.
The future of Michael Johnson's Grand Slam league
For the first season of the league, Michael Johnson collected funds of around $30 million and will be coming back for the 2026 season, as the league intends to disclose their new partners and investors as per CITIUS Mag.
