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Both Fraser-Pryce & Thompson-Herah were teammates for a long time at MVP under Stephen Francis’ guidance, but their rise to becoming world class sprinters naturally created animosity between the two.

Iconic Jamaican sprint coach Stephen Francis has provided rare insights into the strained relationship between sprinting legends Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson-Herah that ultimately led to their departure from the MVP Track Club in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

 

The revelations, shared during the first season of SPRINT, shed light on how personal and professional dynamics unraveled at one of Jamaica’s most successful training hubs.

 

Francis explained that tensions between the two sprinters—once friends—escalated as both athletes vied for supremacy on the global stage.

 

‘I owe no one any explanations’ – When Elaine Thompson Herah stood firm amid struggles since leaving Stephen Francis’ MVP Track Club

‘I owe no one any explanations’ – When Elaine Thompson Herah stood firm amid struggles since leaving Stephen Francis’ MVP Track Club

“We had Shelly who was first on the scene. She reigned for a long time, then Elaine came,” Francis shared.

 

“They were friends at one point, but once you have two strong females going head-to-head for one thing and then see each other standing in the way, they develop problems with each other.”

 

According to Francis, the situation reached a tipping point when communication between the two broke down entirely. Fraser-Pryce left MVP first, founding the Elite Performance Track Club under coach Reynaldo Walcott in 2020. One year later, Thompson-Herah also parted ways with MVP, citing the need for more individualized training.

 

Reflecting on her decision to leave, Fraser-Pryce acknowledged the toxicity surrounding her relationship with Thompson-Herah as a significant factor.

 

Stephen Francis on why Elaine Thompson-Herah should consider moving to US amidst rumors of potential return to MVP track club

Stephen Francis on why Elaine Thompson-Herah should consider moving to US amidst rumors of potential return to MVP track club

“I had no other choice. You are grateful for the experience, but I had to make decisions for myself to get to the next level,” Fraser-Pryce stated.

 

For Thompson-Herah, MVP’s team-oriented approach conflicted with her desire for personalized coaching.

 

“With Elaine, there was an expectation of one-on-one attention over other athletes, which she thought was more important than the results she was getting,” Francis noted.

 

Despite achieving historic milestones, including back-to-back Olympic titles in the 100m and 200m, Thompson-Herah has struggled to recapture her dominant form since leaving MVP. A brief stint with Walcott’s camp and an Achilles injury further derailed her progress, forcing her out of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

 

While Fraser-Pryce and Thompson-Herah have sought new environments to revitalize their careers, Shericka Jackson, the third member of Jamaica’s “big three,” remains with MVP.

 

Jamaican legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce agrees with Kenyan icon Faith Kipyegon on motherhood being ‘a superpower’

Jamaican legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce agrees with Kenyan icon Faith Kipyegon on motherhood being ‘a superpower’

Rising stars such as the Clayton twins, Tina and Tia, as well as Kishane Thompson, the Olympic 100m silver medalist, continue to benefit from the club’s team-oriented training philosophy.

 

Reports surfaced in October suggesting that both Fraser-Pryce and Thompson-Herah might consider returning to MVP to rebuild their form. However, no official moves have been made, and their competitive paths remain separate.

 

As Thompson-Herah works to regain fitness in Florida and Fraser-Pryce focuses on her ambitions with Elite Performance, both athletes remain committed to their legacy-building journeys. Their rivalry, once an internal club matter, has become a defining narrative in Jamaican sprinting history.

 

Whether they reunite at MVP or continue forging their individual paths, the story of these two titans underscores the complexities of balancing personal ambition with team dynamics at the highest level of athletics.

 

 

 

Rebecca Cheptegei finished 44th in the marathon at the Paris Olympics

 

 

World Athletics says it has identified campaigning against gender-based violence as a priority.

 

Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei became the third athlete to be killed in Kenya in the past three years after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend in September.

 

The World Athletics Athletes’ Commission called on World Athletics to take a leadership role and explore partnerships with relevant organisations to push for change.

 

Athletes’ Commission chair Valerie Adams said: “In a sport as diverse and universal as athletics, it is rare to see athletes from different countries, disciplines and socio-economic backgrounds agree on something as unanimously as the topic of gender-based violence.”

 

New Zealand’s retired two-time Olympic shot put champion Adams added: “We as athletes are in a unique position to leverage our profiles and social influence in our communities to lobby for change. It will take a concerted effort from all of us to be leaders in the space to influence and drive the change we need.”

 

Cheptegei’s death came after 10km world-record holder Agnes Tirop was stabbed to death in 2021 and, six months later, long-distance runner Damaris Mutua was strangled.

 

In a statement following the 236th World Athletics Council Meeting in Monaco, World Athletics said “recent high-profile cases in Africa [have sent] shockwaves through the sport”.

 

It added: “Gender-based violence is a global issue, with all 18 members of the Athletes’ Commission – from 18 different countries across all six areas – highlighting the impact and extent of gender-based violence in their regions.”

 

 

 

While accepting World Athletics’ limited jurisdiction outside the sport, the Athletes’ Commission said it hoped World Athletics can drive change through raising awareness, education and lobbying for change.

 

Coe ‘welcomes’ Johnson’s Grand Slam Track

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said the organisation “welcomes” the emergence of Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track, which is set for its inaugural season in 2025.

 

American four-time Olympic champion Johnson launched Grand Slam Track in June and its first season will see four Slams take place in Kingston, Miami, Philadelphia and Los Angeles with a prize pot of 12.6 million dollars (£10m) on offer.

 

Johnson told BBC Sport that he had held numerous conversations with World Athletics and aligned Grand Slam Track with the sport’s governing body’s aims.

 

“We should be comforted that we have created a landscape where people think it’s worth investing in our sport,” Coe told reporters following Wednesday’s meeting.

 

“It’s important that we work as collaborators and not competitors. I want them to be successful and add lustre to our sport. I think there is space for everybody as there is communication and calendar co-ordination.

 

“I don’t see it as a threat. You either work with competition or you don’t. Frankly this is an organisation that welcomes all sorts of innovation. We’ve shown we’re not afraid of that, and I wish Michael success.”

 

 

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Gabby Thomas is a top contender for the Olympic title in Paris

Multiple Olympics champion Gabby Thomas has revealed her love for the West African country, expressing a desire to visit again in future.

American sprinter Gabby Thomas has expressed her desire to return to Senegal having visited the country in the past.

 

The 27-year-old, who won three Olympics gold medals at the 2024 Paris Games, surprised a fan on social media when she said she had lived in the country for two months, enjoying her stay and that she would love to be back one day.

 

“Come to Senegal,” the fan told Thomas jokingly on TikTok before she replied: “I lived there for 8 weeks! I would love to.”

 

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The surprised fan could not believe it, asking: “Really! and when was that? our athletics club would be delighted to welcome you for a visit.”

 

“2018 stayed in Dakar. Best summer. Would love to make it back,” Thomas said, emphasizing why she would welcome a chance to return to the West African nation.

 

It is the second time Thomas is commenting on her visit to Senegal this year after expressing her excitement when the country’s capital Dakar was granted hosting rights for the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in July.

 

“Fantastic news. I lived in Dakar for the summer of 2017- what a perfect place for this,” she posted on X.

 

The years may be conflicting but Senegal truly holds a special place in the heart of the US sprinter who has become a global superstar thanks to her Olympics success.

 

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It is a major endorsement for the country from Thomas, who claimed gold in 200m, 4x100m and 4x400m relays at the Paris 2025 Olympics.

 

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The 30th anniversary staging of the event will be contested in the south-west coastal city of Antalya.

 

BBC Sport will be showing all seven races – men’s and women’s in the seniors, under-23 and under-20 age groups, and the mixed relay – with athletes running through mud and sand to try to win the titles.

 

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In Belgium last year, Great Britain and Northern Ireland topped the rankings, winning 11 medals, including seven gold. The team have been a force in the mixed relay event too, winning it three times since it first featured in 2017.

 

Will Barnicoat will be looking to defend the men’s U23 title he secured last year in Belgium with a late charge to beat French rival Valentin Bresc. The Briton, who won the U20 race in 2022, will also hope to help secure gold again in the U23 men’s team competition.

 

Team standings are determined by the total of the finishing positions of a team’s four athletes in the race.

 

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In February 2013, a 14-year-old sprinter from Nottingham learned that he was faster than Usain Bolt at the same age.

 

In a race of the fastest 14-year-olds across Europe, Ryan Gorman ran a time of 21.76 seconds in the 200 metres event at that year’s England Under-17 Indoor Championships – making him five hundredths quicker than the Jamaican when he was the same age.

 

By that point, Bolt was already a five-time Olympic champion and his world records for 100 and 200 metres still stand together.

 

But nobody – not even Gorman – had any idea that he had run faster than the sprinting legend until days after the event.

 

Speaking exclusively to SPORTbible, Gorman recalled: “A lot of people, a lot of coaches, they said, ‘That’s quick’. I didn’t realise, I was oblivious as to how quick it was.

 

“It must have been about two or three days afterwards, as a lot of people did take quite a lot of interest when I ran it. Someone got in touch to say, ‘We’ve done a bit of research and it’s actually faster than Usain Bolt’.

 

“I was like, in my head, ‘That can’t be true. He’s the world’s fastest man. He must have had some crazy record when he was younger’.

 

 

“It’s something to say, when people think you’re actually faster than the fastest man in the world. But obviously at the age of 14.”

 

If you type Gorman’s name into Google, you’ll find several images of a 14-year-old at his local athletics club, an image of him with his mother, father and brother, and a comparison photo side-by-side with Bolt at that age.

 

Understandably at the time, his confidence sky-rocketed.

 

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A year later, while still competing at U17 level, he ran a personal best of 21.49 at the Sainsbury’s School Games, and he finally went under the 21-second barrier in 2015 at a meeting in Poland.

 

The improvements kept on coming.

 

“In 2016, I was running consistently under 21 seconds,” he says. “I knew I had qualification for the world juniors, which went brilliant. But unfortunately I came down with quite a bad sickness between the heats and the semi-final, so I didn’t run particularly great in the semi-final.

 

“After that, all I wanted to do was keep consistent and improving, and work towards something slightly bigger than the world juniors. Not necessarily the Olympics, but the Diamond League or something like that.

 

“I was quite level-headed in my training. I ate well, my training was consistent, so I trusted in that whole process to get me to where I’d like to be.”

 

 

 

The world junior event Gorman refers to, which took place in Bydgoszcz, Poland, saw Gorman run a time of 20.84 in his heat.

 

Ryan Gorman competes in the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland

Ryan Gorman competes in the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland

In the semi-final, he ran a marginally slower 20.91, which meant he missed out on the final by just 0.01 of a second.

 

Then, after a promising start to his 2017 season, which again saw Gorman hover around the low 21-second mark for 200 metres, he was brought down to earth.

 

 

 

The Englishman suffered a torn hamstring, and spent months recovering before he could step on to the track again.

 

He recovered and started to get back towards his old pace, running a personal best in the 60 metres by the end of 2017.

 

But disaster then struck, as he tore his hamstring for a second time.

 

He explains: “The second time it happened, it wasn’t as bad as the first one. But mentally, for about three years after it happened, I was still trying to get back to where I wanted.

 

“I just couldn’t get past my injury, mentally. Physically, I was absolutely fine. I could run a race. But I could feel my hamstring was going to go. And I still can’t get past that fear of tearing it again.”

 

Gorman continued running until 2022 in the hope of getting back to his best form – and the confidence of being able to run a race without that fear.

 

Ryan Gorman (left) leaves the starting blocks in a 60m race at the 2020 Spar British Athletics Indoor Championships

Ryan Gorman (left) leaves the starting blocks in a 60m race at the 2020 Spar British Athletics Indoor Championships

However, he eventually decided to step back from the track entirely.

 

That decision was made after, he says, lengthy discussions with his family, who could see the mental impact athletics was having on his life.

 

“It took my mum and now wife to sit me down and say, ‘Look, we’ve got something to think about’.

 

“At that point, I was so obsessed with getting back to where I wanted to but disappointing myself in the process, that I was just getting more and more depressed about things.

 

“They sat me down and my mum said, ‘We’ve got to figure something out here. Because at this point, athletics is not happy or healthy’.

 

“It took me a long time, a few years, to wrap my head around it. To go, ‘I’ve got a young family now and I need to support them, I need to accept that my athletics career is not going to carry myself and my family to where we want to, financially’.”

 

Since that frank discussion, Gorman has never returned to competitive athletics – or even touched a running track in general. His last recorded race was back in 2022.

 

Now 25, he has not yet given up his dream of competing in another sport professionally. But even that has come with its ups and severe downs.

 

“I tried a bit of rugby sevens, but unfortunately I did tear my hamstring again in 2023,” he admitted. “So again, that just reiterated the fear of doing fast sports.

 

“Now, I don’t really compete in any sport, or train for a sport as such. That fear just kind of takes over a bit. For me now, it’s just about focusing on gym, going strong over that and hopefully mentally preparing myself for If I do want to go into a sport.”

 

And Gorman is keen to educate other people that are in a similar situation to himself about injuries and how to cope with them, both physically and mentally.

 

“I’ve got 10 years of experience, cardio, skeletal. And I’ve got a degree in sports therapy, so I combine all of that together,” he explains.

 

“Funnily enough, I had three people today from work asking me to help them train and get some sort of fitness.

 

“I think the sport experience that I’ve had, the level I competed at, it comes together and gives a lot of people a bit of confidence that I might actually know what I’m doing!

 

“I’ve also got the mental experience as well. I’ve got my own personal experiences. I can relate to people – I can say ‘I’ve had that injury, I know what to do, I know how it works for me, or how to speak to somebody about an injury’.

 

“To me, the injury physically is easy to repair. But mentally, it’s really difficult. And I, for one, know how difficult it can be, I know that’s my downfall and it’s difficult for me to get past it. But I know how others might feel about it.”

 

 

 

Edrick Floreal on what he will change to make Julien Alfred lethal

Julien Alfred’s coach Edrick Floreal has revealed the special training he will incorporate to make the Olympic champion unstoppable in the 200m.

If you know Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred, then you know she does not like competing in the 200m at all costs but that is about to change come 2025.

 

Coach Edrick Floreal revealed that they are changing a bit of things going into next season and he noted that Julien Alfred will be competing in a few 400m races to build her confidence in running the 200m.

 

The veteran tactician believes that the 400m will change Julien Alfred’s 200m perspective and she will have an easy time competing in the distance going forward. She has always been vocal about her poor attitude towards the 200m but things might be switching up.

 

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This comes as a clear warning to Gabby Thomas, Brittany Brown, Shericka Jackson and other formidable 200m runners because when Julien Alfred gets the 200m right, she will be the one to beat.

 

“Ideally, every year we had a plan…we have a meeting and I tend to plan on the things we need to focus on. I’ll be the first to say that Julien Alfred will be running some 400m races this year as we get ready for the 200m. We are saying the open 400m and believing that the fear of the 200m will be gone,” Edrick Floreal said.

 

Coach Floreal also observed that Julien Alfred loves running the 4x400m relay and challenging her to run the 400m flat would be a great step towards the right direction.

 

On her part, Julien Alfred explained that she did not believe in her 200m abilities until she started listening to her coach and executing what he had taught her during training. However, the world indoor champion noted that it’s never easy running the 200m.

 

She has the talent of executing the 200m well and that was seen at the Paris Olympic Games where she claimed the silver medal behind Gabby Thomas. Alfred was not confident enough in her abilities, the reason behind her silver medal.

 

“I think, in the nationals, last year…I think that’s when it really clicked for me, just in the final, just following his (coach) instructions…so I went out there, followed his instructions and I think that’s when it clicked for me,” Julien Alfred said.

 

British sprint icon Linford Christie on why modern sprinters like Noah Lyles, Kishane Thompson & Co have It ‘easier’ than past generations

British sprint icon Linford Christie on why modern sprinters like Noah Lyles, Kishane Thompson & Co have It ‘easier’ than past generations

“Before that season, my personal best in the 200m was like 22.9 indoors. It followed outdoors when I ran a wind-aided 21.7 at nationals in Texas, around there, it clocked for me that I can be good in the 200m but it’s not golden waves.”

 

Dutch marathoner Sifan Hassan and Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo, both gold medalists at the Paris Olympics, have been honoured as Athletes of the Year by World Athletics.

 

Hassan, who also received the Out-of-Stadium Award, was celebrated for her remarkable performance in Paris, which extended beyond the marathon to include the track. Within just seven days, she claimed two bronze medals in the 5,000 metres, after running the 10,000 metres, and secured a stunning gold in the marathon. She outpaced Ethiopia’s world record holder Tigist Assefa to win by just three seconds.

 

“I never thought I was going to win this one,” Hassan said after receiving her award in Monaco on Sunday. “This year was crazy. It’s not only me – all the athletes have been amazing.”

 

Tebogo received his award after making history as the first African Olympic champion in the 200m, clocking 19.46 seconds at the Stade de France. He narrowly beat American athletes Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles.

 

“This means a lot,” said Tebogo, who also won the Men’s Track Award. “It’s not just about the team that is around you, there are a lot of fans out there that really want us to win something great for the continent.

 

“It was a real surprise to hear my name because I didn’t expect this.”

 

World Athletics also recognised other outstanding athletes from the Paris Olympics. Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis was awarded in the Men’s Field category after an unbeaten 2024 season, which included winning Olympic gold and setting a new world record with a jump of 6.26 metres.

 

Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh claimed the Women’s Field Award after breaking the high jump world record with a leap of 2.10m at just 22 years old, alongside winning Olympic gold in Paris.

 

In the Track category, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was honoured for breaking her own world record in the 400m hurdles, clocking 50.37 seconds to take gold in Paris. Men’s Olympic marathon champion Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia was awarded the Out-of-Stadium Award.

 

The Rising Star awards went to Ethiopian steeplechaser Sembo Almayew and Italian long jumper Mattia Furlani.

 

The ceremony also took a moment to remember last year’s Men’s Out-of-Stadium Athlete of the Year, Kelvin Kiptum, the marathon world record holder who tragically died in a road accident in February.

 

The winners of the World Athletics Awards 2024 are as follows;

 

Women’s World Athlete of the Year: Sifan Hassan (NED); Men’s World Athlete of the Year: Letsile Tebogo (BOT); Women’s track: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA); Women’s field: Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR); Women’s Out of Stadium: Sifan Hassan (NED); Men’s track: Letsile Tebogo (BOT); Men’s field: Armand Duplantis (SWE); Men’s Out of Stadium: Tamirat Tola (ETH); Women’s Rising Star: Sembo Almayew (ETH); Men’s Rising Star: Mattia Furlani (ITA).

 

 

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In a controversial clip where Noah Lyles stated his preference for the 100m, a new cut emerged backing up his statement and why he’s still the man to beat.

Following the viral controversial clip of Noah Lyles declaring, ‘Nobody cares about the 200m,’ a fresh cut of him backing up his statement has emerged.

 

In an interview with LetsRundotcom, the world’s fastest man revealed the sprint event he’ll choose to win the world title at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo,

 

 

Noah Lyles is the reigning world’s fastest man

“100m champion. Nobody cares about the 200m,” said Lyles. “I learned that very quickly after breaking the American Record and losing to Mondo for athlete of the year.

 

“I was just like they don’t care, they don’t care about the 200m. I mean it’s fun to watch but at the end of the day, track and field athletes they don’t care about the 200, it’s the 100,” he added.

 

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“That’s why when Bolt was winding down, he stuck to the 100 because the 200 wasn’t going to get him extra model, it’s all about the 100. Everybody wants to know the fastest man in the world.”

 

This statement stirred fresh controversy considering Lyles had always declared the 200m his favourite event and once called it his ‘wife’ – an affirmation that he can’t be beaten, it came as a surprise on his turnaround which many track fans summarised on him being a sore loser for coming short behind Letsile Tebogo for the Olympic 200m title in Paris.

 

However, in a twist, the viral clip didn’t include where he said: “I’m not giving up anything. You’re still going to have to beat me.”

 

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I definitely have unfinished business but I’m not gonna get it through world championships. It’s an Olympic title, 200m, that’s where I’m going to gain that satisfaction. Not to say that I don’t want to win.”

 

Lyles was a dominant force in the men’s sprint for over two years, having a whooping six world titles and a groundbreaking golden photo-finish in the 100m final at the Paris Games to become USA’s first Olympic champion since 2004.

 

He aimed to become the first American man in four decades to strike gold in the 100m and 200m, hardware that would have stamped him as the best male sprinter since Usain Bolt. He also wanted to make up for his showing at the Covid-compromised Tokyo Olympics, where he walked away with bronze in the 200m.

 

 

Noah Lyles became the Olympic 100m champion in Paris

Unfortunately, his 200m unbeaten run since 2021 ended in Paris when he settled for another bronze medal behind history-making winner Botswana’s Tebogo and fellow American Kenny Bednarek. Shortly after the race, the USATF revealed that he had been suffering from Covid for three days.

 

With two Olympic 200m bronze medals, it’s no surprise the 27-year-old prefers having multiple world 100m than 200m titles, but the Olympic gold that has eluded him for two consecutive games remains the goal.