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Topic: Advocacy - October 03 2024
Athlos NYC Builds Community and VISibility in Women’s Track

In a time of tremendous growth for women’s sports, investors and audiences are taking notice of the demand (and lucrative market) for coverage of elite women athletes. Fresh off a successful Olympic summer, some of the world’s biggest women's track stars competed in Alexis Ohanian’s “Athlos,” an all-woman meet dedicated to bringing more VISibility to the sport. We talked to some of the athletes competing in the meet about how Athlos illustrates the value of putting money into creating spaces and opportunities for women athletes to be seen.

By: Abby Waddington

VIS Creator

Topic: Advocacy

October 03 2024

Athlos NYC_Women's Sports_Track and Field
Earlier this year, entrepreneur and husband of tennis legend Serena Williams, Alexis Ohanian, announced that in his latest endeavor to invest in and build up women’s sports, he’d be sponsoring an all-women’s track meet in New York City: Athlos NYC. Ohanian worked with Harvard graduate and 200m Olympic gold medalist, Gabby Thomas, to bring Athlos to life. In a moment of immense growth for women’s sports and track and field in particular, Athlos proves the power of community and conne...
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