The Olympic 200m champion is one in every of quite a few medallists from Paris 2024 already confirmed for this season’s version in New York Metropolis
ATHLOS, the ladies’s only-track meet that launched in New York Metropolis final yr, will as soon as once more return to the Icahn Stadium within the Massive Apple (October 10).
A variety of athletes have already confirmed their locations for this season’s version, with one of many standout names being Olympic 200m champion Gabby Thomas.
The US athlete was one of many main folks that helped spearhead ATHLOS and in addition selected it as her 2024 season-ender.
Thomas positioned second to Brittany Brown over 200m at ATHLOS, with the pair clocking 22.18 and 22.21 respectively.
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (ATHLOS)
Masai Russell and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn – the final two Olympic 100m hurdles champions – have additionally signed up for the following instalment of ATHLOS and can as soon as once more race one another over the space in October.
Eventually yr’s occasion in New York Metropolis, Camacho-Quinn beat Russell with a time of 12.36, in comparison with the American’s 12.44.
The opposite athlete confirmed for this season’s version is Olympic 400m champion Marileidy Paulino, who arguably produced the efficiency of final yr’s ATHLOS.
Not solely did Paulino take the win over one lap in 49.59 however she additionally noticed off the problem from Alexis Holmes, Salwa Eid Naser, Shamier Little, Lieke Klaver and Lynna Irby-Jackson.
Marileidy Paulino (Athlos)
Final season’s inaugural occasion noticed 36 feminine athletes compete over the 100m, 200m, 400m, 100m hurdles, 800m, and 1500m, competing for a primary place prize of $60,000 in every self-discipline.
In addition to the motion going down on the observe, followers additionally loved the spectacle off it as effectively, with a myriad of celebrities trackside and a efficiency from Grammy Award successful artist Megan Thee Stallion on the finish of the evening.
The ladies’s-only invitational was set-up by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian to “assist encourage the following technology” and “promote ladies’s sport”.
“The second I stepped into Icahn final yr, it was instantly obvious that we needed to do it once more – one way or the other even larger,” Ohanian stated.” The urge for food, the environment, the power – it was apparent.
“The reception from the athletes, followers, and broader public was past what we might have imagined. I can’t wait for everybody to listen to what surprises we now have in retailer for 2025.”
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