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flag Grand Slam Track, founded by Michael Johnson, filed for bankruptcy with $40.7M in debt after failing to pay athletes and missing most events.

flag Grand Slam Track, the professional track and field league founded by Michael Johnson, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with $40.7 million in debts and less than $1 million in assets. flag The league, which held only three of four planned events and generated $1.8 million in revenue, failed to pay athletes including Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Kenny Bednarek, and Gabby Thomas, and owed Johnson over $2.4 million. flag Despite claims of over $30 million in investor commitments, only $13 million was received from lead investor Winners Alliance, with an option for $19 million more.

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