Masai Russell celebrates huge milestone off the track after Olympic success

Masai Russell celebrates huge milestone off the track after Olympic success

Masai Russell celebrates huge milestone off the track after Olympic success

Abigael Wafula 08:17 - 25.11.2024

Masai Russell has broken amazing news to her fans following her huge milestone off the track.

Masai Russell has undoubtedly had a great season, from an impressive outing at the Paris Olympic Games to owning a home in the US at 24.

The American sprint queen was over the moon as she shared the news with her fans, expressing gratitude to God for enabling her reach greater heights even after achieving her main goal, winning a gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games.

Becoming a homeowner at such a young age in the US is certainly something worth celebrating and from her brief tweet, she was over the moon to have achieved that before the end of the year.

Masai Russell might be moving in with her partner Robbie Springfield who works as an assistant coach at Morehead State Cross Country and specialises in jumps and sprints. He also works as a personal trainer in the Lexington area.

To break the news to her fans, she said: “Homeowner at 24🤝🏽 God is so good!”

Capping off her season with a new home is a morale booster for her to come back motivated for next season and take every crown. This season, she started off with a series of indoor races before competing at the World Indoor Championships where she finished fourth.

She then proceeded to the outdoors, her first major race being the Diamond League Meeting in Xiamen where she finished sixth before fourth place in Suzhou.

Masai Russell competed at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix where she finished sixth before fading to a ninth-place finish at the Prefontaine Classic.

She would manage fifth place at the USATF New York City Grand Prix and headed to the US Olympic trials where she floored her rivals. At the Holloway Pro Classic, she finished third and then went on to win the Olympic title in Paris, a true definition of showing up when it matters.

She managed fourth placeat the Diamond League Meeting in Silesia, second in Rome and rounded up the podium in Zurich. Masai Russell proceeded to a second-place finish at the Grand Prix Lombardia and capped off her track season with third-place at the Athlos NYC.