Now the new Grand Slam of Athletics begins with Jamaica

Athletics has been crying for many years USAIN BOLT In 2017, an athlete with a special magnetism changed this sport and was able to mobilize thousands of people with their single presence. The emptiness left by the Jamaican star still felt, with television audiences and popularity far from its peak hours. World athletics He failed to find the key despite having a combined -with -product such as Diamond League with 14 annual quotes worldwide.

Because of this situation, the legendary Michael Johnson.

Inspired by the circulation that caused Saudi’s money to the Golf world with the creation of the new Liv circuit, Johnson launched a new Grand Slam Track (GST) With four selected trials that meet ‘best best’ in Kingston, Miami, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. A new proposal that is a challenge to the world’s athletes and the pure athlete that has a fief in Europe.

The GST was born to compete with the official ‘official’ of the Diamond League with a very clear area: higher awards, lack of hares, larger television and athlete racing and athletes, without competitions. This final point was a personal obsession with Johnson, considering that the contests were left behind, break the television rhythm and were not interested in the general public. An extremist position that led him to encounter itself Mondo DuplantisMaximum banner of current athletics and its number one enemy.

GST’s first appointment will start this Friday (early Saturday morning in Spain) at Kingston Independence Park, JamaicaThe land of Usain Bolt, with three days concentrated in just an hour and a half per session. Mohamed Attaoui (800 m) and Thierry Ndikumwenayo (5,000 m) are the only Spaniards to take part in an inaugural appointment Sydney McLaughlin. The GST has a budget of 30 million dollars, of which 12 will be shared on the prizes.