'We’ll have so much pride' - Why Gabby Thomas is looking forward to LA 2028 Olympic Games

Gabby Thomas

'We’ll have so much pride' - Why Gabby Thomas is looking forward to LA 2028 Olympic Games

Abigael Wafula 17:06 - 12.10.2024

Gabby Thomas is excited about competing on home soil at the 2028 LA Olympic Games, aiming to replicate her Paris success while also focusing on the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo.

Gabby Thomas is already dreaming big ahead of the 2028 LA Olympic Games where she intends to impress on home soil, hoping to replicate her Paris Olympics performance.

In Paris, Gabby Thomas impressed with her remarkable achievements, winning the women’s 200m final and being a vital part of the American 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams that also won gold medals dominantly.

In an interview with Olympics.com, Gabby Thomas expressed her excitement, revealing that competing in front of her home fans will be an amazing experience for her. She did not downplay the fact that Paris was also a great experience.

“It is incredible that the next Olympic Games are on home soil. I cannot wait to be able to represent our country at home. It’s been so much fun to do it here in Paris, but to be able to compete for your country, in the country, in LA, is going to be such an amazing feeling,” Gabby Thomas said.

“I know we’ll have so much pride and people will be so excited to be there and celebrate us. It’s hard not to look ahead… but I’m definitely looking forward to that,” she added.

However, before the 2028 Olympic Games, Gabby Thomas has a huge task ahead of her, to impress at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

Having been crowned a triple Olympic champion already, Gabby Thomas will be out to achieve the same feat at the World Championships next season, with a lot of competition standing in her way to making history.

At last year’s World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, she won a silver medal in the women’s 200m, crossing the finish line behind Shericka Jackson who had to pull out of the Olympic Games due to an injury.

She went on to aid Team USA to win a gold medal in the women’s 4x100m relay team and heading to Tokyo, she will be out to improve on her silver medal and hopefully compete in the 4x400m and 4x100m relay races just like she did at the Olympics.

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