{"id":3082,"date":"2024-08-06T23:56:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T23:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3082"},"modified":"2024-08-06T23:56:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T23:56:13","slug":"everyone-is-gushing-over-american-sprinter-star-gabby-thomas-following-her-astonishing-200m-triumph-at-the-paris-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3082","title":{"rendered":"Everyone Is Gushing Over American Sprinter Star Gabby Thomas Following Her Astonishing 200m Triumph At The Paris Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gabby Thomas has quickly become a sensation after winning Olympic gold in France on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>The American sprinter put on a dominant performance in the 200m women\u2019s final, finishing with a time of 21.83 seconds. This was more than enough to see her beat St. Lucian star Julien Alfred, who won the 100m final to hand the Caribbean island its first-ever Olympic medal last week.<\/p>\n<p>Alfred\u2019s time of 22.08 gave the country another medal just a few days later, as she finished in second place to claim silver.<\/p>\n<p>Folks wasted no time taking to social media, X\/Twitter, in particular, to rave about Thomas\u2019 performance after she became the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/YahooSports\/status\/1820909727301468273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first American to win the women\u2019s 200m in 12 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You really did it, Gabby. \ud83e\udd79 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lLDIN9mNTm\">pic.twitter.com\/lLDIN9mNTm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Olympic Games (@Olympics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olympics\/status\/1820909290192048541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-how-social-media-reacted-to-gabby-thomas-incredible-win\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Social Media Reacted To Gabby Thomas\u2019 Incredible Win<\/h2>\n<p><em>\u201cImagine graduating from Harvard at 22 and winning an Olympic gold medal at 27,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>FOX\u2019s Emmanuel Acho wrote.<em>\u00a0\u201cGabby Thomas, you are legendary my friend. Legendary.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cGabby Thomas absolutely crushed that,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>someone else tweeted.<em>\u00a0\u201cNot me tearing up when they showed her mom in the crowd.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAside from natural beauty, a Harvard education, world-class speed and an Olympic gold medal, what\u2019s Gabby Thomas got that I don\u2019t got?\u201d<\/em>\u00a0another user asked.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cGabby Thomas winning the women\u2019s 200m Olympic title is a fantastic achievement. She has been a rising star in track and field, and this victory cements her status as one of the top sprinters in the world,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>a fan declared.<em>\u00a0\u201cHer journey, marked by perseverance and dedication, is truly inspiring. It\u2019s also a significant moment for American athletics, continuing the legacy of excellence in sprinting events.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gabby Thomas DOMINATES the women\u2019s 200m final with 21.83\ud83e\udd47<\/p>\n<p>Julien Alfred 22.08 \ud83e\udd48<br \/>\nBrittany Brown 22.20\ud83e\udd49<\/p>\n<p>GABBY THOMAS showed you that they do more than study books in Harvard!!!!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rGyV50mQOT\">https:\/\/t.co\/rGyV50mQOT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Grete Griffin (@GGriffinIII) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GGriffinIII\/status\/1820910825730662424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Thomas won bronze at the last Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, and showed considerable improvement to finish in first place this time around.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s quickly become a fan favorite with her first-ever gold medal win, and social media is waxing lyrical over her commanding victory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gabby Thomas has quickly become a sensation after winning Olympic gold in France on Tuesday. 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