Beneath the towering, neon-lit billboards of Times Square, six of the world’s top long jumpers are soaring through the air, turning one of New York’s most iconic streets into an unlikely athletics stage.

Thursday night’s eye-catching spectacle marked the one-year anniversary of Athlos, the women-only track and field event venture backed by Reddit co-founder and entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian.

After launching in New York last year, Athlos returned to the Big Apple this week with a twist: holding the long jump qualifiers in the heart of the city, with reigning Olympic and world long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall taking center-stage.

The main competition resumed Friday in a traditional stadium.

Ohanian, who is married to tennis legend Serena Williams, said Athlos was launched with the mi

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