Grand Slam Track Athletes Demand Unpaid Money
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Grand Slam Track Athletes Demand Unpaid Money
Grand Slam Track has yet to pay its athletes. The total sum of money hovers north of $12 million as Michael Johnson scrambles to find additional funding for his floundering track and field series. World Athletics is now involved. Johnson, a four-time Olympic gold medalist in track and field, started the Grand Slam series as an alternative to the other circuits, like the Diamond League. His goal was to elevate the sport through a more concentrate…
Report: Grand Slam Track still owes athletes $13M - Regional Media News
Grand Slam Track still owes about $13 million to athletes who competed in events this spring, Front Office Sports reported Thursday. Only the appearance fees for the initial meet in Kingston, Jamaica, from April 4-6 have been paid so far, per the report. That leaves the prize money for all of the startup league’s events and appearance fees for competitions in Miami (May 2-4) and Philadelphia (May 31-June 1) still unpaid, FOS reported. FOS obtain…
The innovative track and field series Grand Slam Track (GST), launched under the leadership of legendary US sprinter Michael Johnson, has been completely shattered: the fourth stage of this year's debut season was canceled, and it was recently revealed that the athletes have still not been paid prize money totaling millions of dollars.
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