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Brittany Brown had the last laugh after finally cruising to victory against eternal rival Gabby Thomas.
American sprinter Brittany Brown is envisioning a change of fortunes in athletics and anticipates it's growth after beating compatriot and triple Olympic champion Gabby Thomas to the Athlos title.
The 29-year-old silver medallist at the 2019 World Championships, clocked 22.18 seconds, three seconds better than Thomas' 22.21 to claim victory and announce herself on the grandest stage.
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05:01 - 27.09.2024
Brittany Brown claims bragging rights after claiming win over Gabby Thomas in New York
Brittany Brown has finally made a statement with a dominant win in the women's 200m over Olympic champion Gabby Thomas in New York.
The victory was even more rosier considering that she upset a quality field that had Thomas, winner of three gold's at Paris 2024, the first time she has found a breakthrough against her fiercest rival.
"I feel like this sport is really changing'- and growing. I'm excited to be a part of it," Brown said after competing in the final race of the season, the women-only track event.
Brown won bronze medal in 200m at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Brown won her first Diamond League meeting at the Bislett Games, running 22.32 from lane eight.
At the 2023 Toyota USATF, Outdoor Championships, Brown placed second in the 100m with a personal best time of 10.90s, thus qualifying her for the 2023 World Athletics Championships where she made the final, finishing seventh.
At the 2024 USATF Olympic Trials in Eugene, she placed second in the 200m, in a new personal best of 21.90s, behind Thomas and just ahead of McKenzie Long, to qualify for her maiden Olympic Games in Paris.
In Athlos, 26 athletes competed at the Icahn Stadium across the 100m, 200m, 400m, 100m hurdles, 800m, and 1500m with victors also receiving a crown by New York jewellers Tiffany & Co.
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