Biography Flash Gabby Thomas Goes Sub 11 and Dominates Africa with Five Wins from Five Starts

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Gabby Thomas showcases her remarkable sprinting skills with five wins in Africa, including a historic sub-11 second 100-meter race.

Gabby Thomas Biography Flash a weekly Biography. Gabby Thomas, the Olympic 200-meter champion, just wrapped up a flawless African tour thats got the track world buzzing with her speed renaissance. RunBlogRun reports she kicked it off April 18 in Addis Ababa, dominating a double with 11.13 over 100 meters and 22.15 over 200, her first races since rehabbing a tough 2025 Achilles injury. The Ethiopian crowd went wild on that high-altitude track, where she edged training partner Cambrea Sturgis in both. Next, on April 24 at Kenyas Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenyanews details how Thomas doubled again before a packed Nyayo Stadium, clocking 11.01 into a headwind for 100 metersnearly her PBand a world-leading 21.89 for 200, smashing ShaCarri Richardsons meet record. She called the roaring fans her secret weapon, rallying past Sturgis again in a nail-biter finish that RunBlogRun hailed as epic. The tours grand finale came April 26 at Botswanas Golden Grand Prix in Gaborone, where EssentiallySports and PulseSports confirm Thomas shattered her 100-meter barrier with a wind-legal personal best of 10.95her first sub-11 everbeating Sturgis by 0.12 seconds. She withdrew from the 200 to…

People in this episode

Guest: Gabby Thomas

Topics covered

• Gabby Thomas
• track and field
• African tour
• Olympic champion
• sprinting
• personal bests

Keywords

• Gabby Thomas
• sprinting
• sub-11
• African tour
• Olympic champion
• personal best
• track and field

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RunBlogRun, Kenyanews, EssentiallySports, PulseSports

Places: Ethiopia, Kenya, Botswana

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