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While Grand Slam Track is receiving criticism for late payment of athletes’ dues, a Canadian sprinter feels the Diamond League also needs to be called out.
While ATHLOS is getting high praise for their instant payment to athletes at their track meet, Grand Slam Track has been receiving flack for delayed settlement of dues.
ATHLOS pulled off a first one in track and field when they paid participating athletes instantly on Saturday and some of them used the opportunity to take a swipe at Michael Johnson-led Grand Slam Track.
Grand Slam Track ran into financial challenges and failed to honour their promise of paying their athletes early. Since the last event in May, Johnson had given promises that did not come to fruition until this month when they received a cash injection that allowed his team to settle half of what is owed to athletes and suppliers.
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08:47 - 12.10.2025
Sha’Carri Richardson, Keely Hodgkinson, Rai Benjamin and Alaysha Johnson Deliver Verdict on ATHLOS
ATHLOS, the women-only track event, has earned rare reviews from track and field stars following the successful hosting of the second edition this weekend.
However, according to Canadian sprinter Aaron Kingsley Brown, Grand Slam Track should not be the only ones getting criticized for settling athletes’ dues late as the Diamond League also falls in this category.
Why Is Aaron Brown Not Happy with Diamond League?
What annoys Brown is that the Diamond League prize money is so small compared to the other events yet the payment takes so long to hit the athletes’ accounts.
“The Diamond league watching the startup Grand Slam Track league take all the heat for being behind on payments when they’ve been paying out small prize purses late for years,” Brown posted on X.
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American hurdler Masai Russell has wasted no time in reminding all just how efficient ATHLOS is compared to the much-maligned Grand Slam Track.
Diamond League winners in series meetings are paid $10,000 unless it is a Diamond+Discipline event that sees the amount increase to $20,000 for a win while at the season-finale, trophy winners take home $30,000.
Meanwhile, ATHLOS is paying out $60,000 to each of its winners at the one-day meet while Grand Slam Track were shelling out $100,000 per win for every leg, the biggest prize money currently in track and field.