Inaugural Grand Slam Track Season Set to Get Underway

The inaugural season of Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track begins in Jamaica on Friday.

Four-time Olympic champion Johnson announced Grand Slam Track last June, before athletics’ quadrennial moment in the global spotlight at the Paris Olympics.

In a bid to maintain the attention and excitement the sport generates every four years at the Games, Johnson will bring the world’s fastest athletes together for four three-day events each year.

Big-name announcements, lucrative prize money and an innovative format have helped build hype before Johnson’s track-only league.

Michael Johnson.