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Coming to the Paris Olympic year, Tara Davis-Woodhall has a special wish. Capitulating on that part, she claimed once, “I always want to be on top and I have to give myself a chance to do that this year.” On her 25th birthday occasion, the track and field athlete must have wished for that. Yes, Tara Davis-Woodhall has stepped on her 25th birthday on May 20. The former Texas Longhorn phenom has many gems in her bag, collected throughout the years, including top laurel in the world indoor championships. But the Olympic fame is yet to touch her feet. 

So, on her 25th birthday occasion, her well-wishers have prayed for that yet-to-achieve medal. Furthermore, people have relished Tara-Davis Woodhall’s true core, which has been keeping her stand tall in all these years. While a flurry of wishes has filled the timelines of her social media accounts, Tara Davis-Woodhall has shared several of those that have remained closer. For obvious reasons, her husband Hunter Woodhall remains the topper to make the day for her. 

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The Paralympian athlete wished his wife Tara with a simple yet memorable message. Eventually, it was the IG page of the US Paralympic track and field that brought Hunter Woodhall to feature in the wholesome message. It remains as “Had to give a birthday shoutout to @_taarra_”. Delighted with the wish, the birthday lady shared the message in her IG story with the caption, “wait this is so sweet[emoji]”. The next wish that moved the world indoor champion was “happy birthday CHAMP”. And it was from one of her compatriots. 

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Away from the rusty tracks, both Tara Davis-Woodhall and Nikki Hiltz share several mutual likings and their choice of sponsors is also the same. So, such a friendship made on the track and practiced vividly received a further stamp in the above-mentioned wish. Tara could not hide her joy after receiving such a lovely note. So she did her part by acknowledging Nikki’s message by penning, “i love you”. However, the day did not end with only these messages. Coming from a diverse background of hurdling and long jumping, Tara Davis-Woodhall nurtures her relationships deeply. So, the birthday wishes remained the same. 

The ‘funniest’ Tara Davis-Woodhall gets all the cookies 

Masai Russell, known for her 100m hurdles in the NCAA track and field sports, wished Tara, calling her by a pet name. But the surprise came as the 23-year-old hurdler posted a carousel of happy moments shared with Tara while penning the message, “TARAAA happy birthday bookieee! I love you & I hope you have the best day”. Ultimately, the senior athlete threw the same love by gesturing, “i love you sister[emoji]”. However, the Olympians didn’t stay far away from wishing Tara. One such wish came from someone who once remained fourth in the 100m hurdles in the Rio Olympics. 

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Yes, it is Cindy Sember. In her wish for Tara Davis-Woodhall, The American-born British athlete etched, “Happy birthdayyyy @_taarra-!!” The former world youth champion lovingly re-shared the message in her IG story. But Tara received the wish full of adjectives from a world champion hurdler and the Paris Olympics hopeful. 

Britton Wilson won the day for Tara Davis-Woodhall after giving her lots of adjectives and memories in the same bag. While wishing her, the 4x400m relay world champion wrote, “happy birthday to my favorite human… the funniest most brilliant full of love and full of light girl I know. Have the best day ever.” She fervently added a picture of her with the athlete being the proper Texan girl- the tag Tara Davis-Woodhall loves most.