200-meter Olympic champion Gabby Thomas missed the World Athletics World Cup in Tokyo (13th to 21st September).
As a reason, the American led complaints to the Achilles tendon, which had been accompanying them for a long time. “I understand that it is not a nice news for athletics fans, but I became aware that it is okay to be human and take care of me,” said the 28-year-old.
In the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Thomas also got gold over 4x100m and 4x400m in the seasons, but this year she did not get her best. With the US trials in Eugene last month, it was only third in 22.20 seconds in 22.20 seconds – their best time is 21.60 seconds.
“As a athlete, you want to keep going, but sometimes you just can’t overcome an injury. Sometimes it’s about patience and about making the right decision in the long term,” said Thomas.