Man Banned from Betting Site for Harassing Olympian Gabby Thomas

To win money, the man harassed the Olympic Games champion Gabby Thomas during the athletics competition Grand Slam Track. Now the man is being shut out from the betting site.

» Published: June 04 2025

Man Banned from Betting Site for Harassing Olympian Gabby Thomas
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”To threaten or harass athletes is unacceptable and does not belong in sports", the betting site writes in a statement.

Gabby Thomas – who took Olympic Games gold on 200 meters in Paris last year – finished fourth on 100 meters during the Grand Slam Track event in Philadelphia, USA, last weekend.

Prior to the race, the American was harassed and mocked by a man.

”This adult man followed me around the track when I took pictures and wrote autographs to fans (most of which were children) and shouted personal insults”, Thomas wrote on X after the competition.

The man has stated that he harassed the 28-year-old star solely to win 10,000 kronor.

”I made Gabby lose by mocking her. That made my bet go in”, the man himself wrote on social media and posted a picture of the winning receipt.

The organization behind Grand Slam Track – which was created by running legend Michael Johnson – stated after the competition that the incident would be investigated.

”We will introduce additional protective measures to prevent similar incidents in the future”, the organization wrote.

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