Sha'Carri Richardson joins ATHLOS as advisor-owner

The reigning world 100m champion will obtain fairness in a team-based ATHLOS Observe & Discipline League debuting in 2026

Sha’Carri Richardson has joined ATHLOS and, alongside Gabby Thomas and Tara Davis-Woodhall, will likely be advisor-owners in a model new girls’s-only observe and area league.

Going down after the conclusion of the 2026 World Athletics season, ATHLOS – created by the co-founder of Reddit Alexis Ohanian – will characteristic a number of meets hosted in main cities, culminating in a ultimate championship occasion.

Meaning the league will happen after the inaugural World Athletics Final Championships, which will likely be held in Budapest from September 11-13, 2026.

With Richardson, who backed up her world 100m title from two years in the past with an Olympic silver within the occasion final summer season, having a stake in ATHLOS, she is going to little doubt be one of many faces of the brand new league subsequent season.

“I’ve all the time believed that my journey was making ready me for one thing greater than myself,” mentioned Richardson. “With ATHLOS, I get to assist form the way forward for a sport that’s given me a lot. It’s not nearly operating; it’s about constructing one thing that lasts for the following era.”

ATHLOS is ready to return to the Icahn Stadium in New York Metropolis on October 10 this yr – for the second season operating – with 42 athletes competing throughout six observe occasions and one area occasion.

A complete of 36 athletes – throughout 100m, 200m, 400m, 100m hurdles, 800m, and 1500m – raced in opposition to one another for the primary prize of $60,000 eventually season’s version. Brittany Brown took dwelling a staggering $85,000 by ending first within the 200m and inserting second over 100m.

“Gabby, Sha’Carri, and Tara signify a brand new era of athletes who’ve put this sport on their shoulders and should be compensated for being the standard-bearers,” mentioned Ohanian. “We have been centered on bringing them into the league as founding homeowners to make sure we’re constructing a league that our athletes will love.”

Extra bulletins in regards to the new league will likely be unveiled by ATHLOS all through the summer season.