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    Michael Johnson exclusive interview: My new track league will focus on just the best of the best athletes

    by Matt Majendie May 09, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: Getty Images

    Athletics is in a loop from which Michael Johnson is attempting to extricate it.

    The four-time Olympic champion turned pundit and entrepreneur caused a stir when he unveiled plans for a new track league for 2025 earlier this year, the details of which will be laid out in full next month.

    But the 56-year-old said he was forced to act after being caught in a two-decade-long battle to get recognition for athletics outside the Olympics and its World Championships.

    Asked about the state of the sport, he said: "The best way to answer

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