

Spencer added that even though the Olympics are off the table this year, other events remain a possibility. It’s a lot of people involved with the Olympic games.” SACRAMENTO, CA – JUNE 23: Ashley Spencer clears a hurdle in the Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles during Day 2 of the 2017 USA Track & Field Championships at Hornet Satdium on Jin Sacramento, California.

“We have family, coaches, physical therapists, the volunteers. “What I’m getting excited about is that the world is now going to be waiting on the Tokyo 2021 Olympics and it’s going to be very exciting to be a part of and to watch,” Spencer told News 8’s Charlie Clifford. RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 16: Ashley Spencer of the United States (C) competes during the Women’s 400m Hurdles Semifinals on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Augin Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With the Tokyo Olympic Games postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Spencer said she understands why the decision had to be made, and she is already looking ahead to the possibilities next year might bring. AFP / Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)įour years ago in Rio de Janeiro, Spencer earned a bronze medal in the 400m hurdles. USA’s Ashley Spencer celebrates winning the bronze in the Women’s 400m Hurdles Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 18, 2016. INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Former Lawrence North track star Ashley Spencer was gearing up for a return trip to the Olympics this summer in Tokyo.
