Updated On: 11 August, 2024 07:43 AM IST | Paris | AFP
The 29-year-old cemented her status as the greatest all-round women’s track and field athlete of her generation with a third consecutive gold in the gruelling multi-discipline test of endurance

Nafissatou Thiam. Pic/AFP
Belgium’s Nafissatou Thiam said years of suffering lay behind her Olympic success after she clinched a historic treble of heptathlon golds on Friday.
The 29-year-old cemented her status as the greatest all-round women’s track and field athlete of her generation with a third consecutive gold in the gruelling multi-discipline test of endurance.