That the Olympic bronze medalist won wasn't a surprise, but Brittany Brown and McKenzie Long claim the other two Olympic spots
At tonight’s 200-meter final, the matchup to watch was Tokyo bronze medalist Gabby Thomas and Sha’Carri Richardson, who had already secured her trip to Paris with a decisive victory in the 100 meters a week ago.In the end, Thomas, 27, reigned supreme, winning in 21.81 seconds and earning her second trip to the Games.
McKenzie Long, 23, the NCAA champion in the 100 and 200 meters, ran her way to an emotional third-place finish, clocking 21.91 en route to her first Olympic berth.Thomas, who recently finished her master’s degree in public health at the University of Texas, has her eyes on another medal—preferably gold—in Paris. But as she told NBC’s Lewis Johnson after the race, “this is the first step and there was no gold medal in Paris without making the team today.
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