Michael Johnson was absolutely beaming. You could tell just by looking at him that the launch of the Grand Slam Track series in 2025 felt like a huge win. “It was amazing. It was great. It was fantastic,” he gushed during the post-meet briefing on Sunday, April 6, in Kingston. He loved seeing happy athletes, thrilled fans, and all the buzz on social media. “It’s all anyone in the track world is talking about — and that’s exactly what we wanted,” he insisted. With big names running the tracks, it seemed like this series was set to electrify royal track fans. Yet whispers were spreading and concerns were brewing.

Well, then the numbers started coming in, and they told a different story. SportsMediaWatch.com reported that the opening weekend in Kingston only pulled in 246,000 viewers o

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