Competing for Cote d'Ivoire, she came out of nowhere to qualify for the 200-meter final. She finished last, nearly a second behind Gabby Thomas, and it didn't matter.
Competing for Cote d'Ivoire, she came out of nowhere to qualify for the 200-meter final. She finished last, nearly a second behind Gabby Thomas, and it didn't matter.ST. DENIS, France — She was not supposed to be here Tuesday, and she knew that she was not supposed to be here Tuesday, and so Jessika Gbai practically pranced onto the track at Stade de France when the public-address announcer introduced her.
“She was not anyone you would think would make it to this point,” Oliver said by phone Tuesday. “Howard as a university, we’re not an LSU, a UCLA, a USC. We’ve had about 10 people represent us on the international stage.” “Going through that struggle really gives you a warrior’s mindset,” said Gbai, who added that she was dealing with a sore hamstring Tuesday night. “You can push through everything. No matter what comes your way, you can push through it.”
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