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Elaine Thompson-Herah temporarily blocked from posting to Instagram after sharing videos of her races.

Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah, who made history in Tokyo by becoming the first woman to win gold in the 100 and 200 meters in consecutive Games, was temporarily blocked from posting to Instagram on Tuesday afternoon after sharing a video of her Olympic races.

“I was blocked on Instagram for posting the races of the Olympic because I did not own the right to do so. So see y’all in 2 days,” she said on Twitter on Tuesday.

I was blocked on Instagram for posting the races of the Olympic because I did not own the right to do so.