Gray-haired Olympians are usually found in sports like sailing, shooting, and equestrian. Not on the track. Irish sprinter Thomas Barr is an exception. The now 32-year-old Barr turned gray prematurely in his late teens and hardly pays much attention to his hair color these days. But others do.
FILE - Rhasidat Adeleke, of Ireland, right, hands the baton to teammate Thomas Barr in the 4 X 400 meters relay mixed final at the European Athletics Championships in Rome, June 7, 2024. FILE - Ireland’s Thomas Barr smiles after winning the bronze medal in the men’s 400-meter hurdles final at the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018.
Helped by the speed of 21-year-old Rhasidat Adeleke, Barr and the Irish also showed their potential for the Paris Olympics when they finished third behind the United States and the Netherlands at the world relays in May. The mixed relay heats in Paris start on Friday and medals will be awarded after Saturday’s final.Money takes back seat to medals as men compete in Olympics.
Barr finished fourth in the 400 hurdles at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics — missing out on a medal by five hundredths of a second. He might not be a medal contender in his individual races anymore but he could still be a source of pride for gray-haired runners everywhere.
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