Olympic champion Thompson-Herah splits with coach over pay demands
- Shanikie Osbourne blamed for ‘a breakdown in negotiations’
- Decision comes only nine months before Paris 2024 Games
The reigning women’s 100m and 200m Olympic champion, Elaine Thompson-Herah, has split from her coach nine months before the Paris Games following a dispute over pay.
The management team of Thompson-Herah, the second fastest woman in history, blamed “a breakdown in negotiations” with Shanikie Osbourne and said her demands were “extremely excessive”.