Gabby Thomas, Sha'Carri Richardson lead winners at Athlos London meet
Olympic stars Gabby Thomas and Sha'Carri Richardson secured victories at the Athlos women's track and field meet in London. The event, founded by Alexis Ohanian, focuses on highlighting elite female athletes.
Why it matters
The Athlos meet represents a growing investment in women's sports and provides a platform for top-tier athletic competition.
Olympic gold medalists Gabby Thomas and Sha'Carri Richardson won sprints at the season-ending Athlos women's track and field meet in London on Friday night.
Thomas, the Olympic 200m champion, clocked 22.13 seconds to win over fellow American Kayla White.
"I'm really excited to get back home and get married," said Thomas, who is engaged to Spencer McManes.
Richardson, the 2023 World champion and 2024 Olympic silver medalist in the 100m, won that event in 10.80 seconds (with a wind reading of zero, according to a broadcast graphic).
"I feel really good," said Richardson, who anchored the 2024 U.S. women's 4x100m to Olympic gold. "I wish it was the beginning of my season instead of the end."
Thomas and Richardson were both coming off last weekend's World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, where fellow American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden swept the 100m (in 10.62 seconds) and the 200m (in 21.47 seconds).
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