Masai Russell shares unseen picture with boyfriend Robbie Springfield as she reflects on his support after tragic exit at World Championships 2023

Masai Russell is the freshly crowned Olympic champion in the women's 100m hurdles and after her successful campaign at the Games, she’s giving fans an inside look into her day-to-day life. Most recently, she interacted with her followers in an ‘ask-me-anything’ session, where she shared an unseen photo of her and her boyfriend Robbie Springfield and answered some questions about their relationship.

Russell and Springfield have reportedly been together since their college days, and both have competed for the University of Kentucky. As the hurdler has gone on to achieve success at global competitions, Springfield has opted to focus his talents on coaching instead.

The couple is fairly private about their life together but nevertheless shares semi-regular updates about their life behind the scenes with fans, mostly on occasions like birthdays and anniversaries. Recently, Masai Russell gave fans a rare insight into the duo's relationship in an ‘Ask me anything' session in her Instagram stories.

One fan asked, ‘How does someone get your attention romantically,’ to which Russell replied,

‘You can't, cause I'm blinded by my man's love.”

Another fan asked the athlete who got her through her heartbreaking exit at the 2023 World Championships, where she crashed out in the semifinals after colliding with a hurdle. Russell replied by sharing a photo of her and Springfield.

A third follower asked for an unseen photo of the couple, and the Olympic champion indulged their wishes, sharing a casual mirror selfie of her and Springfield.

Via Masai Russell's Instagram

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Masai Russell and Robbie Springfield pen sweet birthday wishes for each other

While Masai Russell and Robbie Springfield keep their relationship fairly private, the couple always melt hearts on the internet with their birthday wishes to each other. This year, Springfield celebrated the hurdler’s birthday with a collage of photos, alongside a note,

“Happy birthday to my bestfriend and the love of my life. Thank you for being you and continually growing with me on the journey called life!!! I love you mama.”

Russell replied by writing,

“Bestie and love of my freaking life. I love you forever, thanks stinky, forever us.”

A couple of months later, the Olympic champion celebrated her boyfriend's birthday with a snap of them together at the U.S Olympic Trials, with the text,

“Late bday post for the gram. We been celebrating you all day off the net but you know I love you with every bone in my body.”

While Masai Russell and Robbie Springfield continue to grow in their respective journeys, fans will no doubt look forward to receiving updates about the couple's life together away from the track.