Summer of 2024, says the words, and you what time it is – The Paris Olympics 2024. The Summer Olympics, which were marked by many historic feats, one of them being the last race of Brittany Brown before she took a break from the sport for her surgery. Wearing the US flag color-coordinated singlet and the blue bottoms, the athlete took her place in the very lane next to Gabby Thomas, lane 6. Bang! and she jolted. There was neck-to-neck competition between her (22.20), Dina Asher-Smith (22.22), and Daryll Neita (22.23). The women clinched Bronze behind Julien Alfred (silver) and Gabby Thomas (Gold). Now she has returned post-surgery with a 42.18 seconds split in the Tom James Memorial’s Women’s 4x100m Relay. The next stop? Grand Slam Track. What does she think of this return?
The Grand Slam Track is all set to race to Miami to stay there from 2 to 4 May. The press conference just wrapped up on May 1st, 2025, where Gabby Thomas, Mellisa Deberson, Brittany Brown, and Daryll Neita. Brown was asked about her coming back to track and the previous year when she had her surgeries. The Olympian replied, “So it has been very different, this season, going into training and whatnot. I have a condition called endometriosis, which is a disease that one in ten women have.” The woman was diagnosed in 2023, and she spoke about it in 2024.
It is a condition in which uterine-like tissue grows outside the uterus, and is incurable, often misdiagnosed. Laparoscopy is one method of treatment that Brown went through in 2024. In the press conference, Brown talked of her post-surgery experience, how she has a tough training schedule, and her coach is very strict, has high expectations on and off the track. The 30-year-old member’s surgeon, telling her that he has never worked with an Olympian before and even complimented, “Like, your body has recovered a lot faster.” Her reply to that was, This is what it does.
Speaking of coming back, she said, “I’m excited to be back out here, and it’s definitely been ebbs and flows, everything.” She even thanked the community and the fans who made to effort to reach out to her and ask about her well-being post-surgery. Further reflecting on the importance of the track to her, she quoted, “ I think track has always felt like home. And I feel like track has always felt like my space.” So, coming back to track, she had to calm herself down and tell her that it is normal.
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