Gabby Thomas edges Allyson Felix to win women's 200m at 2021 USATF Golden Games | NBC Sports

and we are excited for the bd verita women's 200 meter final because featuring in it is an athlete in pursuit of her appearance at a fifth olympic games and chasing 10 olympic medals she already has nine that makes her the most decorated american female track and field athlete in olympic history she's already run 22-59 indoors this season and allison starts in lane five brittany brown is a little further out in lane eight and she got the silver medal at the world championships in 2019 and that's why we know that allison is going to be challenged today because of the presence of britney brown and prandinian seven brittany brown finished second to jenna prandini at last month's uh miramar invitational in florida when you heard adam speak about jenna prandini she ran well in the 100 edo yep she's run 22.43 this year twice she's been the u.s champion at 200 meters she edged allison felix at the line in 2016. to make the 200 meter team and there is allison's brother and manager wes with her daughter cameron watching on watching mommy run her first 200 of the year wouldn't it be great to do well on mother's day here's allison felix in lane five speedy verita women's 200 final britney brown second from the left keep an eye on britney jennifer andini and the white and black off to a good start too still leading thomas trying to claw her way back allison felix is finishing strong felix is coming there it looked like gabby thomas across the line and alison felix had a phenomenal final 50 meters gabby thomas with the win [Applause] in 2212 that may be adjusted here in a moment the wind went just over the uh the legal limit so 2.1 but thomas has been sort of living in the 22 lows all year this year she came off the turn behind prandini but then now allison felix sort of locks in on both of them as thomas has just enough to get to the line first holding off felix in second okay lena irby up for third and look at cameron she says that was a great job mommy phenomenal however uh great finish by alison felix gabby thomas victorious and that time in a 22-12 as she came across the line and it stays the same alice and felix in second with that phenomenal finish and then lina irby with that 22-27 here's louis all right one quick question to these three ladies it was so close to the line gabby just how did you hold on there to get that win i was really focused on just keeping my mechanics and keeping my form uh we're working on those things to get up for trial so this is a great like need to practice that yeah and right there on your heels was allison felix the veteran allison how did the 200 feel it felt good to be back you know just kind of working my way yeah how about mother's day you had a little cameron out here watching on the big board yes such a special day i just wanted to come out here and have fun you did it i'm sure she's proud of lena for you to be able to be in this trio and think about the trials coming yeah i'm like super excited um to obviously run with the amazing crowd um and it's really good to see 22-2 up there i'm just really excited for this year and let's go okay ladies thank you so much congratulations oh happy mother's day mom you

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Length: 4min 1sec (241 seconds)

Published: Sun May 09 2021