Serena Williams expressed her thoughts about her husband's venture, Athlos, a new-generation track meet that concluded its second edition in New York. The 2025 edition of Athlos received huge support from fans as it featured some of the best athletes competing on the track, as well as a great performance by Ciara after the conclusion of the event.Athlos was launched by Alexis Ohanian with the aim of bringing a transformation in the women's track space by making a league that is more fan-focused, as well as addressing the issue of track athletes being paid less. Serena Williams spoke about Athlos during her appearance at the Icahn Stadium and shared that she was impressed by Ohanian's ability to build successful businesses.Williams expressed how this step would create a major impact in track and field. Moreover, Serena Williams questioned why such a league hadn't been established in track and field so far."Well, I've learnt don't doubt Alexis because he builds businesses and he makes it great. We have seen what he did with soccer and so many other people that he believed in and how it changed their trajectory, and so, when he told me about wanting to build something in track and field, I, of course, loved it, supported it, and then I thought, 'Wow, why hasn't this been done before?' You know what I mean. You know what it is happening now, and better late than never. These women, these athletes, deserve this, and they deserve this for years and years," she said.(17:40 onwards)The legendary athlete lauded the athletes for putting forward incredible performances on the track and extended her best wishes for their future.Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian opens up about the reason for launching AthlosSerena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian at the 2025 Athlos NYC - Source: GettySerena Williams' husband, Alexis Ohanian, opened up about the reason for launching Athlos NYC in his appearance on First Take. The co-founder of Reddit shared that he discovered that track, as a sport, which is the most viewed event during the Olympics, disappears from the limelight after major events, despite incredible athletes competing in the sport.Ohanian saw this as an opportunity to make the sport popular steadily by giving it a huge stage and elevating it among the masses. He expressed that he envisions taking track and field's popularity to the likes of Formula 1 in the future."These athletes are incredible. They are the top-viewed sport during the Olympics, and then for some reason, they disappeared, and just like I saw women's soccer five years ago starting Angel City, I saw an opportunity to make these women the superstars they are on the biggest stage possible year-round. So, this is the least they deserve, and we're building a Formula 1 for track and field. We want to make this sport a top-flight sport year-round," he said.Ohanian hopes to continue to make contributions and improvements to the league while making the sport relevant all year round.