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Gabby Thomas blew away the field to win the gold medal in the women’s 200 meters.
Thomas smoked the rest of the field in 21.83 seconds to win the first American gold in the event in 12 years.
None of Thomas’ competitors came close to challenging her inside the Stade de France. Thomas stormed in front of the field off the turn and won by 25-hundredths of a second.
1. Gabby Thomas (United States) – 21.83
2. Julien Alfred (St. Lucia) – 22.08
3, Brittany Brown (United States) – 22.20
4. Dina Asher-Smith (Great Britain) – 22.22
5. Daryll Neita (Great Britain) – 22.23
6. Favour Ofili (Nigeria) – 22.24
7. McKenzie Long (United States) – 22.42
8. Jessika Gbai (Nigeria) – 22.70
Thomas used a burst of speed off the turn to cruise in front of her competition and received no threats from 100-meter champ Julien Alfred in the lane directly next to her.
The 27-year-old let out a ton of emotion as she crossed the finish line and added her name to the list of American sprinting legends.
Thomas, who also won bronze in Tokyo in the 200 meters, became the first American woman to win the event since Allyson Felix in 2012.
The 200 meters has been dominated by the Jamaicans in recent years. The Caribbean nation won four of the last five Olympic golds in the race.
Alfred came up one place short of completing the sprint double, but she still put in a respectable race to take second place for St. Lucia.
Brittany Brown made the race extra special for Team USA by bringing home the bronze medal. Brown won the final spot on the medal stand by two-hundredths of a second over Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith.
The one-three finish was the second for Team USA on the Stade de France track on Tuesday. It also happened in the men’s 1,500 meters.
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Publish date : 2024-08-06 12:51:00
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