The most important name Johnson has made is excluding half the game of athletics.
Nice Britain’s Jazmin Sawyers believes Grand Slam Monitor can not obtain the change it seeks with out together with subject occasions.
The European indoor lengthy soar champion informed the Telegraph, exterior: “[Johnson] talks about revolutionising the game, however in its present iteration that is not occurring. The game is athletics, that is the game that is given him the life that he has.”
In the meantime, the USA’s two-time reigning Olympic discus champion Valarie Allman defended subject eventers as athletes who “need to compete probably the most” and hopes new competitions “recognise that observe and subject is a complete bundle”.
In response to the criticism which adopted that call, Johnson mentioned: “I really like this sport. However I’ve had time to reconcile the truth that if we proceed to simply do the identical factor, inform those that ‘it’s best to love this’ or ‘it’s best to perceive this’ – that does not work.
“Grand Slam Monitor is observe, that’s what we’re doing. I’m going to save lots of what I feel I can save; I feel I can save observe, I do not suppose I can save observe and subject.
“Placing the 2 collectively works on the Olympics and World Championships, however I am unsure it really works while you’re attempting to create knowledgeable sport exterior of these world competitions.”
