Grand Slam Track Won’t Take Place in 2026 Until 2025 Prize Money is Paid – Johnson

Grand Slam Track will not take place in 2026 unless athletes receive their prize money for this year, says founder Michael Johnson.

Johnson said they had been “unable to meet” their timelines for payments after failing to receive funding “committed” to them, but remains “confident” about the “long-term sustainability” of the competition.

“We promised that athletes would be fairly and quickly compensated. Yet, here we are struggling with our ability to compensate them,” Johnson said in a statement on Friday.

The final event in the inaugural GST season was cancelled in June because of economic concerns.