Triple Olympic champion has silenced following her comments about
was named athlete of the year by the but she noted that being white might have played a huge role in her selection, revealing that many players did their best this season.
Clark, however, noted that she deserved the since she had done exceptionally well but did not rule out the fact that there are many impressive black players.
Gabby Thomas has bragged about one thing that she has done that most sprinters are yet to accomplish.
«I want to say I’ve earned every single thing, but as a white person, there is privilege. A lot of those players in the league that have been really good have been Black players. This league has kind of been built on them,» Clark said.
Riley Gaines, a huge critic of many in the sporting scene felt the need to comment and slammed Caitlin Clark for her remarks.
The former swimmer added that playing should be from within and no one asked her to go out of her way.
Shericka Jackson spoke about the moment she had self doubt and how she managed to overcome the issues.
“No one was asking for Caitlin Clark to position herself as a right-wing hero. All she needed to do was remain neutral,” she posted on X.
“She’s a phenom who inspires countless young girls to play & achieve, so I still have great admiration for her, but she missed the mark on this one.”
However, her remarks rubbed the wrong way and she slammed Riley Gaines for always commenting on everything. The world 200m silver medallist requested Gaines to keep comments about Clark to herself.
Bolt, the greatest sprinter of all time reminisces 2014 as worst year in his career with injuries restricting him to just four races.
Her comments seemed to have irked Gabby Thomas to the core since the reigning 200m champion is always a chilled athlete who loves staying out of trouble.
“Girl are you fr??? You don’t have to share your opinion on everything, just sit this one out,” Gabby Thomas said.