Athlos, the season-ending, women's-only track and field meet, made its first trip outside the United States on Friday, landing in London with a night of fast times and two meet records to close out the 2026 outdoor season.

Sha'Carri Richardson won the 100 meters in 10.80 seconds, while Gabby Thomas took the 200 meters in 22.13, according to LetsRun.com. Dominican quarter-miler Marileidy Paulino set a meet record in the 400 meters at 48.73 seconds, and Britain's own Keely Hodgkinson delighted the home crowd with a meet-record 1:56.40 in the 800 meters.

Records Fell Across the Board

The record-setting wasn't confined to the meet's own books. Norway's Henriette Jaeger ran a national record of 48.78 in the 400 meters — finishing just behind Paulino's winning time — while Klaudia Kazimierska won the mile in 4:19.43, per NBC Sports. In the field events, 2026 NCAA long jump champion Alyssa Jones won her event with a leap of 6.66 meters, and Alaysha Johnson took the 100-meter hurdles in 12.50.

A MEET RECORD IN THE 400, A MEET RECORD IN THE 800, AND A NATIONAL RECORD JUST BEHIND IT.

Athlos launched in the U.S. in 2024 as a response to a longstanding complaint in track and field: that the sport's biggest female stars rarely got a stage built entirely around them, backed by real prize money. Friday's London date, run at a sold-out arena according to Yahoo Sports, marked the first time the meet has taken that model overseas — a sign organizers see appetite for it beyond American audiences.

Season Capper

With the Diamond League season already wrapped, Friday's meet effectively closed the book on the 2026 outdoor track calendar for most of its biggest names, several of whom — Richardson and Thomas among them — spent the week doing double duty between racing preparation and a heavy schedule of sponsor and red-carpet appearances tied to the event. Attention now turns to the indoor season and, eventually, next year's world championships.