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American sprint icon Michael Johnson has opened up over some teething problems from the inaugural leg of Grand Slam Track which he hopes to address going forward.
American sprint legend Michael Johnson has taken stock of the opening leg of his game-changing Grand Slam Track event that started in Kingston, Jamaica.
There were some intense battles on the track as athletes vied for the $100,000 grand prize on offer in each of their categories but away from it, the event did not get the grand reception that was anticipated from Jamaican fans.
Following the renovation of the National Stadium just in time for the event, it was hoped that fans would fill up the stands given Jamaica is home to some of the world’s top sprinters but it was not to be.
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"Obviously, look, let's be honest. We would love to see more spectators here, you know?" Johnson told the BBC.
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"We think we'll get that, we think that'll happen. But the crowd was engaged, and that's what's really important. People were really engaged with what's happening here."
Johnson says he launched the event to maintain the excitement track and field brings and while he was pleased by how it started, there was a lot more behind the scenes that he did not like.
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"Everything went smooth from a competition standpoint. But we had a few things behind the scenes that we didn't like,” he added.
"Other people probably didn't notice it, but we did. We will look at everything. We noticed lots of different things. But those aren't the things we're going to get into right now.
"Right now, we're just celebrating that we had a great event, athletes and fans enjoyed it. We'll continue to improve."
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The event was categorized in various groups being; Short sprints (100m and 200m), Long sprints (200m and 400m), Short hurdles (100m/110m hurdles and 100m flat), Long hurdles (400m hurdles and 400m flat), Short distance (800m and 1500m) and Long distance (3,000m and 5,000m).
There were some interesting matchups at the event with the likes of Kenny Bednarek, Gabby Thomas, Diribe Welteji, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone emerging winners of their categories to walk away with the grand prize of $100,000.
The event now moves to Miami from May 2-4 before proceeding to Philadelphia (May 30-June 10) and Los Angeles (June 27-29).
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