Gabby Thomas shocked but Faith Kipyegon stars again at inaugural women-only athletics meet
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Gabby Thomas shocked but Faith Kipyegon stars again at inaugural women-only athletics meet

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kenya’s Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon took a victory lap with an easy win in the 1,500 metres at the inaugural women-only Athlos NYC meet on Thursday, while Brittany Brown stunned Paris 2024 200m gold medallist Gabby Thomas. World record holder Kipyegon, who claimed a third successive Olympic title in Paris, underlined her status as queen of the ‘metric mile’ after crossing the line in four minutes, 4.79 seconds to claim victory in New York. “This is a whole new event and we’re trying something new and I’m happy to be a part of trying.” Ivorian Marie Josee Ta Lou-Smith won the 100 in 10.98, with Brown coming in second. Olympic 400 champion Marileidy Paulino kept her undefeated streak in the event alive by coming home first in 49.59, while Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won the 100 hurdles in 12.36, less than two weeks after taking the Diamond League finale.

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Olympic Sprint Champ Gabby Thomas Swears She Doesn't Have It All. Here's Why.
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympic Sprint Champ Gabby Thomas Swears She Doesn't Have It All. Here's Why.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING So when people say she has it all, she understands “where they’re coming from,” she said. “It’s just fun to kinda poke fun.” Even so, she added, “I was a little hesitant to post that video but I figured it was funny enough.” The 27-year-old sprint star last week was making the rounds on behalf of Eli …

Gabby Thomas reveals she didn't attend Paris Olympics closing ceremony
5 months ago

Gabby Thomas reveals she didn't attend Paris Olympics closing ceremony

Daily Mail  

Gabby Thomas won three gold medals in Paris before running off as she didn't go to the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics with her Team USA peers. Gabby Thomas has returned to US soil after winning three gold medals at the Paris Olympics Thomas also came in first with her Team USA track peers in the 4x400m and 4x100m …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins third straight 1,500m Olympic gold
5 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins third straight 1,500m Olympic gold

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon won her third straight Olympic 1,500 metres gold on Saturday, surging ahead of the pack to finish more than a second ahead of the field. Kipyegon cemented her status as one of the all-time great middle-distance runners, becoming the first athlete to claim three successive Olympic 1,500m titles. Her winning time of three minutes 51.29 seconds broke …

America’s Gabby Thomas powers to Olympic 200m gold
5 months, 1 week ago

America’s Gabby Thomas powers to Olympic 200m gold

The Hindu  

America’s Gabby Thomas stormed to a brilliant victory in the women’s Olympic 200m in Paris on Tuesday to clinch the first major title of her career. Thomas clocked 21.83sec to win ahead of St. Lucia's newly-minted Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred, who timed 22.08sec. Thomas, 27, a bronze medallist at the Tokyo Games three years ago, is the first American …

Paris Olympics 2024: I wanted to quit several times, says 200m champion Thomas
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: I wanted to quit several times, says 200m champion Thomas

The Hindu  

Olympic 200 metres champion Gabby Thomas wanted to walk away from athletics on several occasions, she said on Tuesday following her dominant victory in Paris. The 27-year-old American, who captured bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Games and silver at last year’s world championships, secured her first global title after beating 100 metres champion Julien Alfred and compatriot Brittany Brown to …

Gabby Thomas wins gold in women's 200m at the Olympic Games in Paris
5 months, 1 week ago

Gabby Thomas wins gold in women's 200m at the Olympic Games in Paris

Daily Mail  

American Gabby Thomas finally claimed the global title she has promised for so long when she delivered a dominant performance to take Olympic 200 metres gold on Tuesday. Thomas, 27, took bronze in Tokyo and silver in last year's world championships, but she was in control throughout the final, coming home in 21.83 seconds. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/O7wQjNquCi — NBC Olympics & …

Paris 2024 Olympics: American Thomas fastest in women’s 200m semifinals
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: American Thomas fastest in women’s 200m semifinals

The Hindu  

Gabrielle Thomas of the United States sent an emphatic statement to her rivals in the Olympic women’s 200 metres as she cruised to the fastest time in the semifinal on Monday. Julien Alfred, who held off American Sha’Carri Richardson to win the 100m on Saturday and claim Saint Lucia’s first Olympic medal, clocked the second quickest time of 21.98. Rounding …

American Gabby Thomas wins 200-meter gold medal by a wide margin at Paris Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

American Gabby Thomas wins 200-meter gold medal by a wide margin at Paris Olympics

LA Times  

American Gabrielle Thomas celebrates after winning the women’s 200-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Tuesday in Saint-Denis, France. Gabby Thomas sped to the victory in the women’s 200 meters at the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday night, finishing in 21.83 seconds to add a gold to the bronze she took home in the event from Tokyo three years ago. …

Gabby Thomas solidifies American track superstar status with 200m gold: ‘I feel like I’ve earned my respect’
5 months, 1 week ago

Gabby Thomas solidifies American track superstar status with 200m gold: ‘I feel like I’ve earned my respect’

New York Times  

Follow live coverage of Day 12 of the 2024 Paris Olympics, with 21 gold medals on offer SAINT-DENIS, France — Stardom, and its levels, is a wholly intangible phenomenon. “I was confident before that,” Thomas said of Jackson’s withdrawal, “and I was confident going into this race.” Who’s more inspiring than Thomas? “I would say she’s the female that needs …

Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson a no-show at 200 meters and won’t race for individual medal at Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson a no-show at 200 meters and won’t race for individual medal at Olympics

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson pulled out of the women’s 200 meters Sunday and will not race for an individual medal at the Paris Games. Jackson, the defending world champion who is the second-fastest woman of all time in the 200, had previously withdrawn from the 100 meters, saying it was partly because of a leg injury she …

Behind McKenzie Long’s Olympic debut, a mother’s love and a profound grief
5 months, 1 week ago

Behind McKenzie Long’s Olympic debut, a mother’s love and a profound grief

New York Times  

The fabric was so soft and official. The speedsuit’s pink piping and yellow Adidas logo practically glowed against the kit’s deep purple, a color Adidas dubs “preloved fig.” McKenzie Long put it on and modeled in the nearest mirror, seeing how it complimented her skin tone, her muscles, the tattoo sleeve covering her right arm. “Let’s do this, mom.” “You …

Sha’Carri Richardson finishes 4th, won’t have spot in 200 meters at Olympics
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sha’Carri Richardson finishes 4th, won’t have spot in 200 meters at Olympics

Associated Press  

EUGENE, Ore. — Sha’Carri Richardson got passed on the outside down the stretch and finished fourth in the 200-meter final at U.S. track trials Saturday, meaning she’ll only have one chance for an individual Olympic gold medal next month in Paris. The 27-year-old Thomas, who decided not to run the 400 meters at trials so she could focus solely on …

Gabby Thomas, Team USA’s 200m star, is firmly in the Olympic spotlight — and ready for it
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Gabby Thomas, Team USA’s 200m star, is firmly in the Olympic spotlight — and ready for it

New York Times  

EUGENE, Ore. — After the women’s 200-meter final was over, and she secured a spot on the U.S. Olympic team, McKenzie Long said she heard the craziest thing from Gabby Thomas. “I literally tell her all the time, ‘I want to be you.’ She’s inspiring,” Long said. I want to be like Gabby Thomas.” It’s taken some getting used to …

Gabby Thomas wins 200m at Olympic trials; Sha’Carri Richardson struggles in fourth-place finish
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Gabby Thomas wins 200m at Olympic trials; Sha’Carri Richardson struggles in fourth-place finish

New York Times  

EUGENE, Ore. — Gabby Thomas proved the class of a vaunted 200-meter field, winning gold surprisingly comfortably with a time of 21.81 in Saturday’s final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field trials. Wins the #TrackFieldTrials24 200m final in 21.81. pic.twitter.com/9mvNgvt5Ko — NBC Olympics & Paralympics June 30, 2024 Thomas, 27, has been America’s best in the 200 meters and …

Gabby Thomas: The U.S. track star with a bigger goal beyond Olympic medals
9 months, 1 week ago

Gabby Thomas: The U.S. track star with a bigger goal beyond Olympic medals

New York Times  

AUSTIN, Texas — There was a moment on a recent random Wednesday, as the world champion sprinter and Olympic medalist Gabrielle Thomas juggled emails about a meeting she had to run at a volunteer health clinic and readied for a voiceover for a commercial with a blue-chip sponsor and figured out the logistics of an upcoming weight-training session, when she …

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