Grand Slam Track: Final event of Michael Johnson-backed athletics competition cancelled

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The competition had a large number of known athletes, including British Olympic sprinters Daryll Neita and Matthew Hudson-Smith, and 1500m world champion Josh Kerr.

The male and female competitors are divided into six categories, each that contains eight athletes, such as short sprints, with the eight in that group competing in the 100 my 200m every weekend.

He offered significant financial incentives, with up to $ 100,000 (£ 73,600) on offer for the winners of the racing categories, as well as the salaries for the contracted athletes.

GST has suffered controversies in its first year. The three -time American Olympic champion Gabby Thomas was allegedly abused during the meeting in Philadelphia, where the program was reduced from three days to two.

And Johnson himself admitted that “he would love to see more spectators” after the opening event in Kingston was poorly attended in April.

The British driving corridor of competition competition, BBC Sport, was told to BBC Sport that it was a “phenomenal” event.

“The real experience, the configuration, the exaggeration, the marketing, was brilliant,” Giles said.

“I would love to see it again. Competition is what we need in our sport.

“It is the same as now in boxing. Now you involve other people, new promoters, new people, risk capitalists that are put in it, and sport explodes and then the actions come and everything else continues.”

The American sprinters Kenny Bednarek and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden have been named GST Racers of the year after having won their Slam championship of respect in the three events.

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