TPS still matters. But sport gives infrastructure a harder test.
One match can create player data, media rights, access changes, payments, fan actions, performance signals, sponsor records and product updates at the same time.
The question is not only how many transactions a network can process. It is how many connected workflows can stay reliable without losing context.
Atleta is built around that challenge: Execution for actions, Storage for context and Interoperability for movement across systems.
For a sports-first L1 performance is not just speed. It is how much real sport can run together.