"Just go all in"- Gabby Thomas shares valuable advice for young girls after qualifying for the Paris Olympics 2024 in the 200m

Gabby Thomas recently qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024 after a stellar performance in the 200 finals at the US Olympic Trials. Following this win, the American sprinter has shared some heartfelt advice for the young girls looking up to her.

Drawing from her experience, the American athlete said hard work is the key to everything, no matter what.

"Be yourself and be authentic in yourself," said Thomas. "Find your passion and work hard for it. Just whatever your journey is, that is your journey and that is your path to take. But just go all in. Work hard and do your best, and everything will come together."

The 28-year-old proved her dominance on Day 7 of the trials by cruising toward victory in the 200m finals. She won in style, as she recorded a time of 21.81s and stood atop the podium, clinching the gold medal. She trounced Brittany Brown, who finished second, clocking 21.90s, and McKenzie Long claimed third place at 21.91s.

In this race, Sha'Carri Richardson couldn't achieve a podium finish and ended up in the fourth position, recording 22.16s.

Gabby Thomas opens up on qualifying for the Paris Olympics

Gabby Thomas was stoked after qualifying for the Paris Olympics and reflected on the same in a post-race interview with NBC. She spoke about the path to achieving the Paris Olympics gold medal.

"This is incredible," said Thomas. "I knew that I need to get today done. There was no gold medal without making the team. I'm just ecstatic."

Along with a dominant final, Thomas also gave an electrifying performance in the semi-finals of the event. She advanced to the finals after producing a world lead of 21.78s in heat 3 of the race. After the win, she opened up about the race and said that she wanted to prove to everyone that she was ready to compete. (Via Olympic.com)

"I was really happy with that semi final, " said Gabby Thomas. "That felt like a very smooth and easy run for me and I didn't really know what to expect. So, to see that kind of time, something that felt so nice and controlled, is a good feeling."

She added:

"This is my year. So if I make the team, I want to come out with another world lead, another PB, and just show everyone that I'm ready to compete."

With Sha'Carri Richardson now out of the 200m race for the Olympics, Gabby Thomas will be competing against the likes of Jamaican athlete Shericka Jackson in the Paris Olympics 2024.