Michelle Obama: 'Yay' for sprinter Allyson Felix

First lady Michelle Obama tweeted "yay" to Olympic sprinter Allyson Felix on Thursday.

“Thanks for making us proud,” she tweeted.

“My pleasure!” Felix tweeted in response.

The sprinter won the women's 200-meter sprint Wednesday at the London Olympics. Felix is also a member of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.

Fellow board member Drew Brees, quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, also sent her a shout out.

Most of the congratulatory tweets for Olympians sent out by the White House this month have been tagged “-mo” for the first lady, who also led the presidential delegation to London for the opening ceremonies. But swimmer Michael Phelps and the U.S. women’s gymnastics team got special shout-outs straight from the president.

Yay @allysonfelix! Congratulations on winning GOLD! Thanks for making us proud & for all you do with @fitnessgov & @letsmove –mo

— The White House (@whitehouse) August 9, 2012

My pleasure! RT@whitehouse:Yay @allysonfelix! Congrats on winning GOLD! Thx for making us proud &for all you do w/ @FitnessGov@LetsMove –mo

— Allyson Felix (@allysonfelix) August 9, 2012

Congrats to President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition board member Allyson Felix on her 200m Olympic Gold. You made us so proud

— Drew Brees (@drewbrees) August 8, 2012

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