Olympic champion runner Ellen Thompson leaves her coach

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Kingston (Jamaica). Less than a year before she attempts to defend her sprint title at the Paris 2024 Olympics, five-time Olympic champion sprinter Ellen Thompson-Herah has split with her coach Shanique Osbourne.

Thompson-Hera’s agency, Andy Sports Management, said, “The professional separation resulted from a breakdown in negotiations over a compensation package for the services provided by Coach Osbourne.”

The agency said, “The package proposed by the former coach; what is standard for such services, was extremely excessive and without any flexibility to be negotiated by the other party. Collectively we had no option but to seek the services of another coach.” Wasn’t an option.”

Jamaica’s sprint queen won gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after winning gold in the 100m and 200m at Rio 2016.

Thompson-Herah made history by becoming the first woman to achieve consecutive Olympic sprint doubles. When he successfully defended his 100m and 200m titles in Tokyo in 2021. He concluded his notable Games with a gold medal in the 4×100 meters relay.

In 2021, the 31-year-old became the second-fastest woman ever in the 100 metres, behind world-record holder Florence Griffith-Joyner.

–IANS

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