Athletics-Olympic champion Thompson-Herah splits with coach over pay - agency

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Women's 4x100m Relay Heats - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 25, 2023 Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah in action during heat 1 REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo

(Reuters) - Five-times Olympic gold medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah has parted ways with her coach, Shanikie Osbourne, her management company said in a statement, less than a year before she defends her 100 metres and 200 metres crowns in Paris.

Thompson-Herah's agency, Andi Sports Management, said the split was a result of a "breakdown in negotiations on a compensation package" sought by Osbourne.