Olympic champion Gabby Thomas has announced a major partnership ahead of the 2025 track season.
History-making American track and field star Gabby Thomas is the newest Amazfit athlete ambassador, highlighting her growing influence off the track
The three-time Olympic champion, whose three medals came at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, is the latest ambassador to join the brand’s growing roster of elite athletes, following Thursday’s announcement.
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Even for eilte Olympians like Gabby Thomas, the pressures of track and filed can sometime get overwhelming and she has her own way of getting away from it.
Thomas, 28, penned a four-year partnership with the company, which has become known for their leading global smartwatches, a it appears the deal that was hard to turn down for the Georgia-born sprinter, who was raised in Massachusetts.
As part of their deal, Thomas will wear Amazfit smartwatches both on the track during training and in competition, and off the track to monitor sleep and recovery. Moreover, through the Zepp app-based food log, Gabby Thomas will have easy access to nutrition-tracking as well.
“I’m really excited to partner with Amazfit because, for me, the little things make all the difference,” said Gabby Thomas according to Sporting News.
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“As an athlete, this is the exact type of partnership that will help me continue to get better. It’s so important to have objective data on my body—whether it’s tracking my heart rate during a workout, seeing how well I’ve recovered, or understanding how much quality sleep I’m getting. Having a reliable smart wearable brand like Amazfit in my corner is a game-changer.”
Thomas has become recognized for wearing luxurious outfits while competing, making this a perfect partnership between the two.
“We are honored to have Gabby join the Amazfit team,” added Wayne Huang, Founder & CEO, Zepp Health.
“Her remarkable athletic career and passion for style align closely with our mission to unlock the limits of human potential to ‘Discover Amazing.’ Through this partnership, we will continue to empower athletes to unleash their full potential by rewriting the record books utilizing our advanced smart wearables ecosystem.”
Gabby Thomas set the USATF Championship record in the 200-meters with a time of 21.60 seconds in 2023, and won an NCAA title in 2018. Gabby Thomas also boasts of a PB of 11.0 seconds in 100m she set in 2021, Eugene.
The Chinese watchmaker also had a deal with the late world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum and launched a new “Amazfit Cheetah Pro Kelvin Kiptum Edition” a day before the 2024 Rotterdam Marathon, a race Kiptum was training for before his death in Feburay 2024.
