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Welcome to Grand Slam Track, Michael Johnson’s brainchild with speed stars, prize money and live data

The new athletics league launches in Kingston, Jamaica this weekend with a radical format and an ambitious goal to capture ‘the youngest fanbase of any sports league in the world’ – but will it fly or flop?

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Josh Kerr, Dina Asher-Smith, Fred Kerley and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone have signed up to Grand Slam Track (Getty Images/The Independent)