TNT Sports named as Grand Slam Track’s UK broadcaster

Warner Bros. Discovery has secured the broadcast rights to Grand Slam Track in Europe and Asia.

The multi-year partnership will see TNT Sports become the home of the new professional track competition in the UK and Ireland.

In Europe and Asia, Eurosport will provide linear coverage of the 2025 calendar, with the competition available to stream live and on-demand on Max and discovery+ across the regions.

The new league, launched by Olympic legend Michael Johnson, features 24 races across 12 event groups per Slam – including Sprints, Distance, and Hurdles – with two hours of live coverage produced by the host broadcaster at each meeting for fans around the world.

The league will host four ‘Slams’ in 2025, emanating from Kingston, Jamaica (National Stadium), Miami, Florida (Miramar’s Ansin Sports Complex), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Franklin Field), and Los Angeles, California (Drake Stadium). 

In total, 96 athletes, including 48 Grand Slam Track Racers boasting 34 medals from the Olympic Games Paris 2024 alone, will face off against each other and 48 Challengers in the quest to build up their points tally.

Warner Bros. Discovery has stated that global sports marketing business Two Circles has been ‘instrumental to securing the deal as the lead advisors to Grand Slam Track on its global media rights.’

Scott Young, Group SVP Content, Production and Business Operations at Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe, said, “We are particularly excited about this new innovative format for a much-loved sport. Track remains the king of Olympics sports, consistently attracting the largest audiences through nail-biting races and intense athletic performances from some of the biggest personalities in sport.

“Our ambition to continue telling the inspiring stories of these athletes between Olympic cycles is matched by Michael Johnson and the Grand Slam Track competition. We can’t wait to work in partnership to scale coverage of this exciting new world-class athletics competition to fans all around the world through our premium channel and platform portfolio.” 

Michael Johnson, CEO & Commissioner of Grand Slam Track, added, “We are delighted to partner with our friends at Warner Bros. Discovery to bring Grand Slam Track to fans across Europe and Asia. Since our launch, we’ve had a huge amount of support from our great fans on these continents. We set out to ensure our broadcasts were easily accessible for fans around the world, and wanted to make sure our Racers had a platform on which they could perform, entertain, and grow their fanbases. This deal ensures that is reality, and we can’t wait to get started in Kingston, Jamaica, on April 4th.”

Johnson is represented by London-based agency Think Beyond.