PARIS — The United States had a big night in track and field at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, winning two gold medals and five overall. Gabby Thomas blazed her way to an easy win in the 200 meters — and beat 100-meter winner Julien Alfred, who earned silver and now owns the only two medals in her country’s history. …
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 …
Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. But it also opened my eyes … and reinforced the idea this is a huge opportunity.” If Ohanian, the founder of Reddit, knows anything at this point, it’s to bet on women’s sports. Formerly dubbed the 776 Invitational, as it’s rooted in the venture capital fund Ohanian founded, Athlos …
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 …