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Grand Slam Track Filings Detail Debts to Star Athletes as World Athletics Questions Return

World Athletics has warned the league may not reenter the calendar without a demonstrably sustainable model.

Overview

  • Amended Chapter 11 documents filed in Delaware list between $10 million and $50 million in unsecured liabilities owed to 200–999 creditors, with assets now estimated at $1,000,001 to $10 million.
  • The top unsecured creditor is Momentum‑CHP Partnership for television production at about $3.036 million, followed by technology partner PMY at roughly $1.268 million, with other media and production firms also owed six figures.
  • High‑profile athletes appear on the top‑20 list with six‑figure claims, including Sydney McLaughlin‑Levrone (more than $350,000), Gabby Thomas ($249,375), Kenny Bednarek ($225,000), Josh Kerr ($218,750), Marileidy Paulino ($211,875), and Alison dos Santos and Melissa Jefferson‑Wooden ($190,625 each).
  • Revised ownership disclosures show Winners Alliance holds 100% of the league’s preferred shares, with equity security holders listed as Winners Alliance, Michael Johnson, president and COO Steve Gera, and investor Robert Smith.
  • GST says it intends to use Chapter 11 to reorganize after its inaugural season stalled with weak attendance, a withdrawn backer, a canceled Los Angeles meet, partial athlete payments in October, and rejected vendor settlement offers.