You know, it’s wild how much athletes put on the line. Hours of training, pushing their limits… and what do they get? Sometimes, just a pile of hate. Even Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff and others have dealt with it. It bothers Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams’ husband. In 2024, he told CNN it’s ‘disheartening.’ So, he’s created a new plan to help. What is it?In December 2024, Ohanian launched a new venture, The Inner Circle: Athletes First, mainly designed to offer a safer environment for all athletes. It is a social media app aimed to make athlete-fan interaction more convenient. Not only that, with this app, the athletes can also earn from subscriptions. During that time, Serena Williams’ husband shared an IG story while extending his warm wish to welcome the superstar triple jumper, Naomi Metzger. “My latest creation. Athletes First: No hate or harassment tolerated. For the real fans. @innercircleapp,” read the caption.On February 22nd, the app yet again came to the limelight when an IG page named, ‘Track Word News’ shared an update saying, “BREAKING NEWS Alexis Ohanian, founder of Athlos, develops new app called Inner Circle. The goal of this new social networking site is to allow track athletes to connect with their fans by offering a subscription service for their content. Alexis further outlines that this is designed for athletes and zero hate or harassment will be tolerated on the platform.“After seeing this post, Serena Williams‘ husband expressed, “Thanks for covering – we are still day one here but every week on Sunday night we payout cash prizes to athletes for content. And building with an eye toward not only being a hate/harassment-free platform but also built from first principles for athletes to get paid.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Track World News (@trackworldnews)According to Alexis Ohanian, “The silver lining of women’s sports being so underinvested was that they were so easy to invest in. You can try anything you want. There is no way that things have been done before.” What are his thought processes surrounding mega-athletics events like Athlos? “In sports, so many decisions are determined by past precedent, doing things the way they have always been done. In the world of tech startups, if you think that way, you fail. With Athlos, we are questioning every element and building the best version of the product possible,” said Ohanian.According to Serena Williams’ husband, the inaugural edition of the women-only track completion, Athlos was a big success, and the introduction of new initiatives like these can surely do wonders for all the women athletes. What are his plans for the 2025 Athlos, though?Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, reveals his big plans for 2025 AthlosPreviously, we used to see athletes getting the limelight only during the time of the Olympics. However, now with the introduction of events like Athlos, things have changed. Olympic champion, Masai Russell, once spoke about the same during an interview and later on we saw Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, giving his reaction to the same. He said, “Don’t worry @masai_russell that’s just the beginning — y’all proved that ATHLOS needs to be even BIGGER in 2025. .” How big is very big, though? Well, just a few days ago, Ohanian gave a hint of bringing in Zendaya at the Athlos 2025 while sharing his thoughts on the 27-year-old Kiwi athlete, Zoe Hobbs’s love and admiration for the American actress. Not only that, he recently also sent an invitation to the American tennis star, Coco Gauff, for the upcoming Athlos event. Gauff’s love for track and field is well known in the sports world. Something that even Hobbs couldn’t help but appreciate.In a video clip shared by Athlos, Zoe Hobbs admitted, “Someone who would startle me if I came across them would be Coco Gauff. I was just so impressed with the power that they have. To see them actually play in person is so different to seeing them on TV, and Coco, being one of the best in the world, I think it would be awesome to meet her.“After seeing this post, Alexis Ohanian reposted this video clip on his social media and tagged Gauff by saying, “I got a spot waiting for you in a trackside suite.” With Ohanian’s valiant efforts to make women’s sports more popular among the masses, do you think athletics are in safe hands with the introduction of events like Athlos?The post Serena Williams’ Husband, Alexis Ohanian, Champions His Anti-Harassment App With Added Monetary Benefits for Track Athletes appeared first on EssentiallySports.