PARIS : The United States' Gabby Thomas cruised into the women's semi-finals of the 200 metres at the Paris Olympics, showing she is the woman to beat with the quickest time of Sunday morning's preliminary round.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 200m Round 1 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 04, 2024. Gabrielle Thomas of United States after winning heat 2. REUTERS/Sarah MeyssonnierPARIS : The United States' Gabby Thomas cruised into the women's semi-finals of the 200 metres at the Paris Olympics, showing she is the woman to beat with the quickest time of Sunday morning's preliminary round.
The 27-year-old Thomas clocked 22.20 seconds, while Nigeria's Favour Ofili - who missed the 100 in Paris after Nigeria officials failed to enter her in the event - was second at 22.24. Britain's Dina Asher-Smith was third in 22.28. Thomas, 27, won bronze on her Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Games, and silver behind Jackson at last year's world championships, and has said she expects to claim gold in Paris.
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