Wooop! Wooop! Masai Russell leaves fans in sticthes with cryptic response to a tough question
Paris Olympics 100m champion Masai Russell left fans in stitches in an Athlos Track Lingo Part 1 discussion.
The American was giving an explanation on what she knows about a Staggered start. As a way to capture the attention, she said: "If someone is saying Wooop! Wooop! That means you are getting walked down," Russell hilariously remarked before adding, "A staggered start is just the different lines that line you up in a way that ends up being the same distance but you don't start at the same point."
Track Lingo Part 1 with @masai_russell
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The 24-year-old has been vocal regarding Alexis Ohanian's Athlos event that was hosted for the first time in September and is set to become an annual women's-only competition.
Russell has recently exposed the intense physical and psychological toll faced by college athletes, emphasizing inadequate support and compensation and calling for urgent changes to protect athletes' well-being.
In a candid conversation on the Sports Xposure Podcast, the 25-year-old athlete shed light on the insufficient compensation and support structures in place for college athletes who sacrifice so much for their sport.