has finally broken her silence on why she opted to remain in Austin after the exertions of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
as she took home honours in 200m, 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay, has developed love for Austin after finding two unique attributes in the city.
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After completing her Masters Health degree, there was high anticipation but the 28-year-old had to change her mind.
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“Austin does have an incredible music scene and a great food scene,» Gabby Thomas told . «I moved here for both track and field and my master’s program.» Thomas now works at a local health clinic after earning a master’s degree in public health.
Born in Georgia and raised in Massachusetts, for Harvard University before beginning a professional track career in 2018.
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“At the time I moved here, I had not made any type of Olympic team or U.S. team. So I moved to give myself the best opportunity to do that.”
Thomas explained that the University of Texas at Austin has “an incredible training group and great coaches, and I wanted to push myself.”
The University of Texas at Austin’s track and field program is led by Edrick Floréal, a well-respected track coach and former triple-jumper who joined Texas in 2018 after leading successful programs at Stanford and Kentucky.
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Affectionately called “Coach Flo,” Floréal won the men’s NCAA Division I Indoor Championship in 2022 and the women’s NCAA Division I Outdoor Championship in 2023.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, and a silver as part of the women’s 4x100m relay team.
Two years later, Thomas grabbed a silver in 200m at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest with a time of 21.82 seconds. Thomas will hope to have another perfect year 2025 as she builds on her Olympic performance.
She has already started 2025 on a high note after her victory at the inaugural edition of .