Gambler brags about heckling Olympic champion to win bet
A gambler is being investigated over claims that he insulted and followed Olympic champion Gabby Thomas in an attempt to influence the outcome of the women's 100m at the Grand Slam Track meeting.
A man posting under the name 'Mr 100K a day' on the social media platform X claimed that his parlay – a cumulative series of bets – had won after he heckled the American sprinter at the meeting in Philadelphia.
'I made Gabby lose by heckling her. And it made my parlay win,' he wrote next to a screenshot of a bet backing her competitor Melissa Jefferson-Wooden.
Responding to the post, Thomas wrote: 'This grown man followed me around the track as I took pictures and signed autographs for fans (mostly children) shouting personal insults – anybody who enables him online is gross.
She later added: 'Honestly the heckling is tolerable, it's following me around the stadium that's wild.'
Thomas finished fourth in the race, with event organisers Grand Slam Track now promising to investigate. 'Grand Slam Track is conducting a full investigation into the reprehensible behaviour captured on video,' said a statement.
'We are working to identify the individual involved and will take appropriate action as necessary.
'We will implement additional safeguards to help prevent incidents like this in the future. Let us be clear, despicable behaviour like this will not be tolerated.'
Kerr beats Hocker with late burst
The British 1500m world champion Josh Kerr was among the winners at the latest Grand Slam Track meeting, narrowly beating the Olympic champion Cole Hocker in the final metres of the race.
Kerr is due to race his big rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen over 1500m at the London Diamond League meeting next month.
Olympic women's 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson and the Olympic men's 100m champion Noah Lyles are also scheduled to race in London.
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