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After Allyson Felix’s Olympic victory, Gabby Thomas said, “I have looked up to her for so long.”

Gabby Thomas gained confidence after the Paris Olympics, becoming the first American woman since Allyson Felix to win the 200m title and following in her idol’s footsteps with three gold medals.

Gabby Thomas has opened up about the confidence she gained after the Paris Olympic Games, especially after becoming the first American woman, after her idol Allyson Felix, to claim the women’s 200m title on the Olympic

stage.

Allyson Felix claimed the title at the 2012 London Olympic Games but after that, Jamaica dominated for two consecutive editions courtesy of Elaine Thompson-Herah. The fastest woman alive captured the title at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and defended her title at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

However, Gabby Thomas meant business at this year’s Olympics, recapturing the title. In an interview with Olympics.com, she admitted that it was a great honour to have won three gold medals and following in the footsteps of Felix is a huge inspiration to her as she continues inspiring young girls.

“Being the first woman to win the 200m gold since Allyson Felix in 2012 is such a great feeling because I have looked up to her for so long, ever since I was a child. She’s such great representation, but I still never imagined that I would be quite in that exact position,” Gabby Thomas said.

“So, to be here and follow in her footsteps is such an honour, not only because of what she does on the track and her performances. But what she does off the track and what that means for myself and other young girls,” she added.