'I think we're still owed money by Grand Slam Track'

British sprinter Daryll Neita believes each athletes who took portion successful nan inaugural Grand Slam Track play are still owed money.

The 4th and last limb of Grand Slam Track - nan athletics title backed by Olympic awesome Michael Johnson - was cancelled successful June because of economical concerns.

American Johnson has said nan competition, which offered lucrative prize money, will not return spot successful 2026 unless athletes person what they are owed for this year.

Neita, 29, competed astatine nan first 2 Grand Slam Track meetings successful Kingston, Jamaica, and Miami.

"I'm decidedly happy I took portion successful it because I deliberation erstwhile I initially was asked to do it, I conscionable saw it arsenic a really astonishing opportunity and a awesome inaugural for our sport," said Neita, speaking to Radio 5 Live Breakfast earlier nan commencement of nan World Athletics Championships successful Tokyo.

"I would conscionable dream that yet we're each capable to get what's owed and I do judge that it will beryllium a affirmative outcome, I genuinely do, because it was conscionable specified a awesome inaugural and nan acquisition that I had was great.

"They were going retired of their measurement to springiness america a five-star acquisition and it was bully to spot way processing successful that way. It will beryllium bully conscionable to spot it go a affirmative business arsenic soon arsenic imaginable for each of america involved."

Asked if she is still owed money, Neita, who will compete successful nan 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay successful Tokyo, said: "I deliberation we each are."

Grand Slam Track offered a full prize cookware of $12.6m (£10m), pinch up to $100,000 (£73,600) for winners of title categories, arsenic good arsenic salaries for contracted athletes.