"Thrown into this new world"- When Gabby Thomas opened up on the aftermath of winning two medals at the Tokyo Olympics 

Gabby Thomas spoke about the aftermath of winning two medals at the Tokyo Olympics. The American athlete, who won the bronze medal in the women's 200m and a silver medal in the 4x100m relay, revealed how winning the Olympic medal felt like a complete transformation.

Thomas faced a major health scare before the commencement of the Tokyo Olympics when she found out that she had a tumor in her liver however, it turned out to be benign. She clocked 21.61s in the 200m at the U.S. Olympic Trials, the second fastest time recorded over the distance after the legendary athlete Florence Griffth Joyner. The American athlete spoke about being grateful to receive the opportunity to represent the USA amid several struggles.

Gabby Thomas put forward incredible performances at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. However, she spoke about the aftermath of the quadrennial games in a 2022 interview. The Olympic medalist revealed that she felt overwhelmed after the quadrennial games as she became the center of conversations suddenly, which came off as a drastic change to her.

"Once you get to Tokyo and make the team, and even when you get there and start competing, you’re just — or at least I was — on such a high. That was pretty much the highlight of my life. And so obviously there are so many emotions, so many hormones and just such a high that I’m feeling. It’s like kind of this peak. And after we left Tokyo, it’s like suddenly it was all over so quickly," she said.

"I didn’t understand what all that would entail for me. So now I’m dealing with these emotions of having finished just this [laughs] insane experience in my life that I was working for for years. And having that come to an end and then suddenly I’m kind of like thrown into this new world that I wasn’t really ready or prepared for," she added.

Gabby Thomas on getting alarmed by a health scare before the Olympics

Gabby Thomas at the The Olympic Games-Paris 2024 - Source: Getty

Gabby Thomas spoke about receiving a health scare before the Olympic games. The American athlete revealed how she was doubtful about getting into the mindset of competing at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.

"Yeah, I was so grateful just to be healthy and to be able to run because, you know, it was a health scare. It was only weeks before the Trials and I wasn’t sure if I was gonna be in the head space to compete if I had found any other findings from that tumor," she said.

Thomas marched onto the trails with a positive attitude and a stern mindset. Furthermore, she expressed how knowing that she was healthy played a huge role in motivating her to put forward her best performance.