Perhaps the worst point of all for Michael Johnson arrived in March, when a legal filing by Grand Slam Track’s creditors accused him of “secretly” paying himself £372,000 eight days before the inaugural season collapsed.
Having originally rejected the allegation as “unfounded and false”, he is now prepared to offer a more detailed defence.
In an exclusive interview, Michael Johnson breaks his silence on the scandal that almost ruined him at the linked article.
Read the full interview here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2026/08/08/michael-johnson-interview-grand-slam-track-olympics-bbc/
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