‘Why can’t it be 100 times more popular?’: Ohanian aims high with women’s Athlos meeting
Keely Hodgkinson and Gaby Thomas among the stars at London event whose promoter, Alexis Ohanian, has big plans and hopes for women’s sport
TL;DR
- Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit and investor in women's sports, is hosting a major all-female track-and-field event in London.
- The event aims to capitalize on the current popularity of running and the upcoming Los Angeles Olympics to elevate track and field's status.
- Ohanian distinguishes between an actress posing nude for a commercial and professional athletes posing tastefully, emphasizing the latter's dedication to their physical craft.
- He predicts substantial growth and billion-dollar valuations for women's sports teams, particularly in basketball and soccer, within the next ten years.
- Ohanian's investment in women's sports began with co-founding Angel City FC, which has seen significant financial success.
- He believes track and field is ideal for the digital age due to its immediate understandability and potential for short-form video content.
- Ohanian has ambitious plans for the Athlos event, aiming for multiple races in key cities by 2036.