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Athletics World Watching As 'Grand Slam Track' Prepares For Launch

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Olympic 400m hurdles queen Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone is among the stars taking part in the opening event of the Grand Slam Track athletics circuit in Kingston AFP What is being billed as a "revolution" for the sport of athletics gets under way in Kingston on Friday with the opening meeting of US sprinting legend Michael Johnson's ambitious Grand Slam Track series. Four-time Olympic gold medallist Johnson believes the four-event circuit represents a landmark moment for track and field, a bold new attempt to reinvigorate interest in the sport after years of decline. Johnson, 57, says the format of his new circuit -- which promises to create more head-to-head races between the world's best track athletes -- represents a winning formula that will bring eyeballs back to athletics outside the pinnacle of Olympic competition.

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