PUMA simply signed the quickest lady alive, Elaine Thompson-Herah, in a legendary cope with the $16.4 billion firm, experiences the Jamaica Gleaner.
Andi sports activities administration made the announcement Friday on Instagram, congratulating the younger monitor prodigy. The information comes following Thompson-Herah dropping Nike, whom she has labored with all through her profession.
The caption learn: “‘We’re thrilled that Elaine has chosen to affix the PUMA household,’ stated PUMA CEO Bjørn Gulden. ‘Together with her velocity, she embodies all the things we stand for as a model. Elaine ran the second-fastest time in girls’s historical past final 12 months and is just 0.05 seconds off a world document.’”
A five-time Olympic champion, 30-year-old Thompson-Herah shared her pleasure for the partnership in a Thursday press launch.
On Thursday, @FastElaine introduced that she has signed with @PUMA.
The five-time Olympic champion joins an elite group of athletes, together with fellow compatriot Usain Bolt, and has her sights set on breaking the 34-year 100-meter world document. pic.twitter.com/2Ev3OqWitP
— Simply Ladies’s Sports activities (@justwsports) July 14, 2022
“PUMA simply felt like a proper match, an organization that has been working with the World’s Quickest Man for many years,” Thompson stated. “I’m excited to be part of an elite group and I can’t wait to get began. I actually need to break the 100-meter world document. The present one has been undefeated for 34 years. Now’s the time. I feel there’s nonetheless rather a lot I can unleash.”
https://twitter.com/FastElaine/standing/1547727575127953409?s=20&t=2IvOV_7V49vAD4CG-hv2HA
The monitor star is the primary lady ever to win the “dash double” on the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in not solely the 100 meter however the 200 meter as nicely.
Born in Jamaica, Thompson-Herah attended the College of Know-how, Jamaica the place coach Stephen Francis seen her talents and labored together with her to succeed in her fullest potential.
She made historical past in 2021 when she was confirmed the the quickest lady alive whereas competing on the Prefontaine Basic in Eugene, Oregon, coming in at 10.54 seconds.
“With God all issues are attainable,” wrote the star athlete on Twitter following the announcement.
https://twitter.com/FastElaine/standing/1547737758965194757?s=20&t=2IvOV_7V49vAD4CG-hv2HA
