Grand Slam Track, the league fronted by sprint great Michael Johnson that offered six-figure prize money for top runners, has filed for bankruptcy after canceling its final event and failing to pay athletes and vendors. Johnson boasted a $30 million bankroll at the outset, but in its Chapter 11 filing Thursday in Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, the league said it had less than $50,000 cash on hand, between 200 and 999 creditors and owes between $10 million and $50 million. The Athletic reported in October that many of the top athletes were still owed six-figure sums, while vendors had largely rejected an offer from the league to accept an offer of 50% of what was owed to them or risk the league going into bankruptcy.
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