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Michael Johnson launched a brand new observe league that he is hoping will revolutionize the game, and he tells TMZ Sports activities he completely needs Noah Lyles and all the opposite largest stars to be part of it!
The U.S. Olympic legend formally began Grand Slam Observe again in June … and following all of the thrilling motion on the Paris Video games, he instructed us he is hoping the league can construct on the momentum.
In different phrases, as a substitute of followers solely paying consideration as soon as each 4 years, Michael’s aiming to maintain the game related among the many hundreds of thousands who watched in Paris.
GST will include 96 athletes who will compete in a number of distances (100m, 200m, and so on.) at 4 mega occasions starting in April 2025 (suppose main championships in golf and tennis) … and Johnson says he is already eyeing bringing the world’s quickest man on board.
The Observe and Subject Corridor of Famer, although, says he needs Lyles’ rivals to affix up as effectively and problem the Group USA star — realizing darn effectively “that is what folks need,” in addition to the opposite large names burning up tracks the world over.
In actual fact, Michael’s already signed Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone as an envoy.
Johnson — proprietor of 4 Olympic gold medals — stated there might be loads of incentive for the world’s finest to signal on … promising base compensation, in addition to large prize cash (hundreds of thousands in complete).
As for the game as a complete proper now, Johnson says he is loving what he is seeing … however he believes his league can take the celebrities to a complete ‘nother degree.
