Turns out, Allyson Felix hasn’t run her last race. The most decorated sprinter in US history will return to the world championships to race in the preliminaries of the women’s 4×400 relay Saturday. Know more:
EUGENE, Oregon—Turns out, Allyson Felix hasn’t run her last race. The most decorated sprinter in US history will return to the world championships to race in the preliminaries of the women’s 4×400 relay Saturday.
“The coaches asked if I was available and there was no way I’d turn the team down,” the 36-year-old said through an email with The Associated Press. A week ago, Felix ran the second leg on the 4×400 mixed relay squad in what she said would be her last event. Felix her 19th medal at world championships, extending a record she already held. Add in her 11 Olympic medals and it brings the total to an even 30.
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