Paris 2024 Olympics – Athletics – Women’s 200m Final – Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France – August 06, 2024. Gabrielle Thomas of United States and Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia in action. (Photo: REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach)
PARIS (Reuters)
Gabby Thomas of the United States won the Olympic gold medal in the women’s 200 metres on Tuesday (August 6).
Julien Alfred doubled Saint Lucia’s medal tally by taking a historic silver to match her 100m gold, while Team USA’s Brittany Brown claimed bronze.
Thomas becomes the first American to mint gold in the women’s 200m since Carmelita Jeter’s effort in the 2012 London Olympics.
Paris 2024 Olympics – Athletics – Women’s 200m Final – Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France – August 06, 2024. Gabrielle Thomas of United States celebrates after crossing the line to win gold. (Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier)
The showdown in the Stade de France is the first to not feature a Jamaican since the 1976 Montreal Summer Games in Canada.
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