This episode of the Athletics Weekly podcast is brought to you in association with the Keely Klassic and features exclusive interviews with big names who are at the heart of new events arriving on the calendar. Host Euan Crumley talks to Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson about the motivation behind the Keely Klassic meeting in Birmingham, why athletics needs modernising and the psychology behind tackling a world record.Meanwhile, multiple Olympic and world champion sprinter Michael Johnson is the driving force behind the Grand Slam Track project that is making headlines before it has even begun. He discusses his ambitions for the concept and why he feels it will make a real difference to athletics. Tickets for the Keely Klassic are available here:https://www.axs.com/uk/events/788935/keely-klassic-tickets?skin=utilitabirmingham&_gcl_au=1.1.1220039246.1736775256&_gl=1%2A1mzliln%2A_gcl_au%2AMTIyMDAzOTI0Ni4xNzM2Nzc1MjU2%2A_ga%2AMjkxNzA1NDkwLjE3MzY3NzUyNTY.%2A_ga_HSCKF7Z6Z1%2AMTczODY2NDQ1OS4zLjAuMTczODY2NDQ1OS42MC4wLjA.More information about Grand Slam Track can be found here:https://www.grandslamtrack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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