"Puts Gabby Thomas in pole position for the 200m Olympic title"; "That comeback was nasty"- Fans react as American wins 200m at London Diamond League

Gabby Thomas put forward an incredible performance in the 200m at the London Diamond League to win the gold medal a week before the 2024 Paris Olympics. The American athlete clocked 21.82s in the 200m to clinch the title in the British capital despite a highly competitive line-up.

Thomas began the race and was trailing behind Julian Alfred and Dina Asher-Smith in the first 120m of the race. As the athletes came off the curve in the first 100m to the final home stretch, Thomas trailed behind in the fifth position. However, the American athlete put forward a very strong finish in the final 40m of the race to win the gold medal and set a new meet record.

Julian Alfred set a new personal best and National record by finishing second after clocking 21.86s. Dina Asher-Smith placed third with a season's best performance of 22.02s.

Fans were impressed by Thomas' incredible comeback in the final moments of the race and took to X to express their excitement about the race.

" Gabby had to fight every inch for that. And that puts her in pole position for the 200m Olympic title," wrote Daniel Wheeler.

"That comeback was nasty," wrote a fan.

"Julien gotta start running thru the line !!!!Gabby walked em down for sure tho, my goodness 😭,"another fan chimed in.

Here are some more fan reactions:

"She probably should’ve tried for the 1 x 2 double. I think she has a shot at gold in Paris, but she isn’t going to be able to do it coming from behind like this. She needs to be running more 100s," wrote a fan.

"She said she was gonna focus on the 200 and baby is she doing JUST that. What a run!," another fan chimed in.

" The gear that gabby entered there!!," wrote another fan.

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Gabby Thomas on qualifying for her second Olympics in Paris

2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - Day 9

Gabby Thomas qualified for her second Olympic Games after winning the women's 200m at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. She clocked 21.81s in the highly anticipated finals to defeat Sha'Carri Richardson and seal a spot in the U.S. Olympic Team.

She spoke about winning the gold medal after an incredible 200m race in a post-race interview.

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

After concluding her Olympic campaign in Tokyo with two medals, Gabby Thomas will be marching on to her second consecutive Olympic Games in Paris where she will be competing against Shericka Jackson and Dina Asher-Smith among other top athletes for the ultimate Olympic crown.