Gabby Thomas Makes Exciting Announcement to Kenyans After Sprints Double in Ethiopia

Triple Olympics champion Gabby Thomas has confirmed that she has arrived in Kenya ahead of next Friday’s Kip Keino Classic.

The American sprinter is on a three-leg African tour that started in Ethiopia, where she competed in the inaugural Addis Ababa Grand Prix on Saturday, winning both the 100m and 200m titles, and her next stop will be Nairobi where she will run at the Kip Keino Classic.

Thomas conquered Addis by winning the 100m in 11.13 seconds ahead of Americans Chante Clinkscale (11.34 seconds) and Cambrea Sturgis, who clocked 11.36 seconds, before claiming the 200m title in a time of 22.15 seconds.

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She beat Sturgis again, her compatriot, finishing second in 22.42 seconds, while American-born Liberian Maia McCoy took third in 22.96 seconds.

This was the first time Thomas was competing on African soil and she has expressed her excitement while looking forward to what Nairobi brings her way.

“Ethiopia was an incredible first stop on my African continental tour!! Won the sprint double at the Addis Ababa Grand Prix. Great hospitality, energetic crowd, and yummy food. Thank you, Ethiopia, for the opportunity to race here. Next 👉🏽 Nairobi,” Thomas posted on Instagram on Sunday.

The post excited Kenyans who asked her when she would be in Kenya to which she responded: “Just landed.”

In Nairobi, the 29-year-old will be among the star attraction and she will be competing in a longer distance, having signed up for the 400m at Kip Keino Classic.

“We will not be having the women’s 200m. Gabby Thomas will not be running in her speciality; she will be running the 400m,” Kip Keino Classic meet director Barnaba Korir confirmed early this month.

Thomas, who won Olympics gold in 200m as well as the 4x100m and 4x400m relays in Paris two years ago, will complete her African tour with the Botswana Golden Grand Prix in Gaborone on Sunday, April 26.