Gabby Thomas is headed to Tokyo.
The American sprinter put on a show in the 200m final on Saturday, posting a blazing time of 21.61 seconds to speed past the competition and earn a spot on her first Olympic team.
Thomas set a U.S. Olympic track and field trials record with her time. She also clocked the third-fastest 200m ever; only Florence Griffith Joyner has run faster in the race, with times of 21.34 and 21.56 in 1988.
.@ItsGabrielleT places first, SMASHES the meet record, and punches her ticket to Tokyo! 🎟@usatf | #TrackFieldTrials21 x #TokyoOlympics📺 NBC / https://t.co/X4DjdJu4po pic.twitter.com/xRYFTTkXhl— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) June 27, 2021
.@ItsGabrielleT places first, SMASHES the meet record, and punches her ticket to Tokyo! 🎟@usatf | #TrackFieldTrials21 x #TokyoOlympics📺 NBC / https://t.co/X4DjdJu4po pic.twitter.com/xRYFTTkXhl
Jenna Prandini and Anavia Battle also qualified for the Olympics, finishing second and third behind Thomas.
Allyson Felix finished fifth and will not be racing in the 200m in Tokyo. Felix will compete in the 400m, which she qualified for earlier in the trials.