Athlos debuted at Icahn Stadium in New York City, featuring six events: 100m, 100m hurdles, 200m, 400m, 800m, and 1500m. The event boasted a large prize purse, with winners earning $60,000 and athletes receiving a share of the event's revenue, a rare arrangement in track and field.
The Armory, a wartime structure in Washington Heights, has transformed from a military facility into a cultural hub, hosting youth and professional track and field events.
Caster Semenya recently gained a partial victory from the European Court of Human Rights in her ongoing legal struggle against track and field's sex eligibility rules, asserting her rights were violated.