“As an athlete, you always want to keep grinding, but sometimes you simply can’t outwork an injury,” said Gabby Thomas at the start of September, explaining why she had to pull out of the World Athletics Championships. “I haven’t been able to train too much, which is kind of tough because I’m dealing with an Achilles issue,” she added, as her injury continues to trouble her. Her absence from the Tokyo championships was already a blow to the American team, and now, with Thomas sidelined, fears about her participation at Alexis Ohanian’s track and field showcase, Athlos NYC 2025, have sadly been confirmed.

During her hour-long conversation with the hosts of the Welcome To The Party podcast, Gabby Thomas was asked about her Achilles injury and, in a subtle nod to this year’s Athlos, wheth

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