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Michael Johnson called on athletics to take a leaf out of the Professional Triathletes Organisation's book to help its stars convey their stories and make the sport a more attractive commodity. Sprinting icon Johnson is the former 200m and 400m world record holder but is now educating himself in long-distance swim bike run and was a PTO ambassador at the recent US Open in his hometown of Dallas.
Matthew Hudson-Smith's glittering summer of success just a year after he tried to take his own life can serve as a beacon of hope and get more people into athletics, claims Michael Johnson. British 400m star Hudson-Smith, 27, won bronze at the World Championships in Oregon in July before revealing he had endured «three years of absolute hell» after a torrid time with injury and Covid lockdown culminated in a suicide attempt in 2021.
Jake Wightman can spearhead the next generation of superstar British athletes after a sensational summer of middle-distance running saw him crowned world champion, claims Michael Johnson. Wightman, 28, shocked the field in July by storming past Norway's Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen to take 1500m glory in Oregon having finished a distant 10th in Tokyo last year.
American Collin Chartier pulled off an incredibly strong finish to win the first-ever PTO US Open in the blazing Dallas heat. Athletics legend and Dallas native Michael Johnson was a famous face on the sidelines as Chartier stormed to a hugely impressive victory in extremely hot temperatures in Texas. Ad The 28-year-old from California found another gear when he needed to in order to defeat compatriot Sam Long on the penultimate running lap to claim his first major race victory in style.
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) hosts its prestigious US Open in Dallas this weekend. Ahead of the event, several of the top athletes racing in Texas discuss their chances in a special pre-race press conference live at 1700BST.
American legend Michael Johnson has praised the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) for its ability to tell compelling stories ahead of the US Open event in Dallas this weekend. Johnson believes the PTO have strong foundations in place to shift the focus away from times and distances, instead promoting athletes' stories and personalities, and says the PTO is setting the template for other sports, including athletics. Ad «That's what really interests me in what PTO is doing,» said Johnson.
“Chasing Gold: Paris 2024,” a monthly show featuring Olympic and Paralympic sports and looking ahead to the Games in two years, premieres Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC and will be available the next day on Peacock.
Wales manager Robert Page plans to invite Michael Sheen to the World Cup after the Hollywood actor's "significant" speech on television. Sheen's passionate oratory on Sky's sports panel show A League of Their Own has gone viral on social media, with the two-minute clip having had over 13million views. Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson posted on Twitter that Sheen's performance "sounds awesome", while Match of the Day host Gary Lineker said it had given him "goosebumps". Page and his players are keen to meet the Damned United and Frost/Nixon star, saying the presence of the Port Talbot-raised actor in Qatar can help them at the World Cup in November. "He's coming to the first (World Cup) game with me," said Page, speaking after signing a new four-year contract that sees him in charge of Wales for the 2024 European Championship and 2026 World Cup qualifying campaigns. "It's fantastic. I well up every time I watch it. I'd been in a meeting in Cardiff and my phone was going mad so I knew something significant had happened. "When I watched it, wow, (I was) very emotional. "Personally I want to thank him for doing that. I want to let him know that I appreciate what he's done there. Because we're on the map, but he's taken it to another level for us. "I've already had messages from the players... they want to get him in straightaway, absolutely." Sheen was appearing on the Sky One show alongside Jamie Redknapp, Micah Richards and England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, who Wales could come up against in their World Cup group game. In his speech, Sheen referred to the fixture against England, saying: "Give them some Welsh sugar."