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Rai Benjamin has joined Noah Lyles in expressing a major concern that has to be addressed before joining Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track League.
Reigning Olympic 400m hurdles champion Rai Benjamin has shared is honest opinion on Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track league scheduled to debut in 2025.
Rai Benjamin has yet to sign up to the track league and he disclosed that he might not even do so despite the hefty prize money set aside for the top 10 finishers.
The American hurdling sensation revealed that for next year, it would not be appropriate for him to sign owing to the long season. The World Championships are scheduled for the end of the season, Saturday, September 13 to 21.
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He explained that the league has several races and he would not be willing to race that much in the build-up to the most important event of the season. Benjamin added that the different venues would require a lot of movement which he does not fancy.
The first edition of the event will be held in Kingston, Jamaica before heading to the Miami, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. He also agrees with Noah Lyles on the need of a broadcast partner, something that has yet to be announced.
“I’m gonna be honest. I don’t really like the format…it’s a lot of racing very early given the year, how long next year is going to be. We’ll see. We’ll see. But as for now, I don’t think so. And it is a lot of other moving parts too as well,” Rai Benjamin said in an interview with Letsrun.com.
“It starts next year and have you guys, I haven’t heard anything about a TV deal in all honesty. So it’s just like…I don’t know. I really don’t know. So that’s all I gotta say about that, to be honest. But I don’t think I will sign.”
In a previous interview with ESPN, Noah Lyles noted that the league is a great step to building track and field but revealed that he needs more information before signing.
The triple world champion expressed uncertainty about signing with the league, adding that he must get more information before committing to the track league.
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“Me having the information, I know there's things I can say and can't say, but I'd say he's definitely going with what he feels is the best way to represent track on the global stage and especially in America,” Lyles said.
“Personally, I just need to see a TV provider. The problem with our sport right now is we have great performances but nobody is able to see it so until I'm able to hear that TV sponsor, I don't know if I can make a decision on that yet because we could have the greatest performances at the Grand Slam Track, but you know, if a tree falls in the middle of the woods and nobody's there to see it, did it really fall?"
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