Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah stuns in sleek dress as she celebrates birthday after confirming Paris Olympics absence

Elaine Thompson-Herah has put her Olympic title defense hopes behind her as she celebrated her 32nd birthday in a stunning look. The five-time Olympic champion donned a sleek black dress, honoring her big day.

Elaine Thompson-Herah shared the great news on her Instagram handle, accompanying the photo with a song by Haitian-American singer, songwriter, and record producer Fridayy called Blessings.

The three-time world championships silver medallist said:

"Chapter 32 💋."

As she celebrates her birthday, Elaine Thompson-Herah is just fresh from announcing the news that she will miss the Paris 2024 Olympic Games due to an injury setback.

Missing this year’s Olympic Games is a major setback since the Jamaican sprint queen had hoped to defend her 100m and 200m titles and win the women's 4x100m relay to make history and join Usain Bolt in the books of record breakers.

If she had achieved that, she would have become the second athlete to replicate Bolt's triple-double feat at the Olympics.

The six-time national champion broke the heartbreaking news on her Instagram handle, disclosing that at the USATF New York Grand Prix, she tore her Achilles tendon.

Elaine Thompson-Herah added that she wanted to keep pushing but her injury became a nightmare. However, she is not giving up on her career and has promised to bounce back better and stronger.

She expressed frustration to be missing the Olympics, having been very successful in the previous years where she claimed the 100m and 200m at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and defended her titles at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

"Not the birthday gift I was hoping for but God whatever you have in store for me I will wait and I will still continue to work towards my goals that I haven’t achieved yet. I will be definitely watching hopefully from the stands and cheer my country Jamaica on," she said in part.

Elaine Thompson-Herah explains secret behind Jamaica’s dominance in sprints

Elaine Thompson-Herah in action/Getty images

Elaine Thompson-Herah revealed why Jamaica produces some of the greatest sprinters in the world.

In an interview with Athletics Weekly, Thompson-Herah noted that the Caribbean country might be small but when it comes to talent, it has witnessed the emergence of some of the greatest sprinters.

The 32-year-old added that the likes of Usain Bolt cleared the path for her and other sprinters including Oblique Seville, and Shericka Jackson among others.

"We are small but we are great and we have so many great athletes that came from Jamaica and our legends have paved that way for us. We also want to pave the way for the younger generation and we have so many big names," she said.

"Yes, we are small but we have the talent and we have the support and we are loved. We always want to be at the top and we are the best of course. Once one person does it, it means anybody can be."

Thompson-Herah is currently ranked ninth in the 100m world rankings while being 108th overall.