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This is Michael Johnson’s first interview to explain what went wrong with Grand Slam Track and lay bare the intolerable stress it has created. “I am, probably, under more stress now than I have been in all my life.” The four-time Olympic champion speaks exclusively to Oliver Brown about...

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🚨 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 🚨 In his first interview about Grand Slam Track’s downfall, four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson breaks his silence on the scandal that almost ruined him 🗓️ 8th August ⏰ 8:00AM BST 🗣️ Interview with Oliver Brown
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 🚨 In his first interview about Grand Slam Track’s downfall, four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson breaks his silence on the scandal that almost ruined him 🗓️ 8th August ⏰ 8:00AM BST 🗣️ Interview with Oliver Brown

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When Michael Johnson had asked athletes to describe their frustrations with the sport, one of their most common answers was their struggle to be paid on time. But with Grand Slam Track, Johnson was breaching the same cardinal rule.⁠ ⁠ Eventually, Johnson raised $11m (£8.3m) to pay the athletes, and put GST into voluntary bankruptcy, but some of that is held in escrow and still in the process of being distributed.⁠ ⁠ Speaking for the first time about the demise of GST, the four-time Olympic champion explains to Oliver Brown where the money went ⤵️
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