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Texas Relays 2024: USA’s Alexis Holmes Continues to Score Big After Her World Indoor Championship Win

Published 03/28/2024, 10:00 PM EDT

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Alexis Holmes has established herself as the most emerging track and field athlete. After displaying her splendid sprinting skills at the 2024 USATF Indoor Championships in the 400m race, she continues to showcase her dominance with other titles.

Apart from that, the 24-year-old also shone brightly last year at the 2023 World Outdoor Championships, when she led the United States to establish a world record in the mixed 4 × 400-meter relay. And now, she is making headlines for her awe-inspiring performance at the Texas Relays 2024.

Alexis Holmes excels at the Texas Relays 2024

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Hailing from Hamden, Connecticut, Alexis Holmes took all the spotlight at 96th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Alexis Holmes claimed the win in the 800m race. NBC sports director of social media, Travis Miller took to his official Twitter handle to celebrate the biggest victory of Alexis Holmes. Along with sharing the chart of the winning sheet, he captioned the post as Alexis Holmes wins her #TexasRelays 800m heat!”.

Holmes secured her win, finishing the race in 2:06:72. She also recently made waves at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, clinching the bronze medal in the 400m event. She astonished the fans by clocking at 50.24 seconds, this was her personal best.

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Holmes’s successful trajectory

After securing the win in 400m Heats at her first 2024 World Indoor Championships, USA Champion Alexis Holmes shared her experience in an interview. “I’m glad that there are a lot of people here because the energy is great. So, yeah, I’m really excited,” she remarked.  Apart from that, she also delved into her aspirations, as she recorded her personal best at the Championship.

At the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Alexis Holmes left her legacy with her strong performance, She was one among the powerful competitors USA  competitors, Rosey Effiong, Matthew Boling, and Justin Robinson, who dazzled in the event. Alexis overtook Femke Bol from the Dutch team, crossing the finish line first.

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Holmes’s stellar performance led Team USA to win the gold medal and broke the previous record of, 3:09.34, by setting a new world record of 3:08.80. And now, she left the fans in awe at Texas Relays 2024, track supporters cheering for Alexis Holmes and expect to see her make waves as the 2024 Olympic year progresses.

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Shivangi Agrawal

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Shivangi Agrawal is an Olympic Sports writer at EssentiallySports who specializes in NCAA wrestling and swimming. She stepped into ES with 7 years of journalistic experience, having worked with prominent media entities like Network 18, where she worked as a Senior Copy Editor. With her coverage of icons like Kayla Miracle and A.
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