Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson has signed as much as compete within the all-female Athlos New York Metropolis occasion this autumn.
Athlos is a mission backed by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian’s enterprise capital agency Seven Seven Six.
The 23-year-old will miss the London Diamond League meet this weekend on account of a hamstring tear in February.
The Briton will compete within the second version of the athletics occasion on 10 October however has not raced since profitable 800m gold on the Paris Olympics final August.
British 400m report holder Amber Anning – who gained two relay bronze medals on the Paris Olympics and the person world 400m indoors title in March – and American 200m Olympic champion Gabby Thomas are amongst these collaborating.
Final yr’s winners took residence $60,000 (£44,603) – one of many largest prize purses in athletics.
Ohanian is married to 23-time tennis Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams and acquired an 8-10% stake in Chelsea Ladies in Might.
The inaugural competitors passed off final September and was a track-only occasion however the second will embrace the lengthy soar, which is ready to be headlined by American Olympic champion Tara Davis-Woodhall.