Felix gets relay gold for American record 11th medal
Allyson Felix becomes the most decorated American in Olympic athletics with an 11th medal, a gold as part of a star-studded 4×400 metres team. The 35-year-old Felix ran the second leg in a team that also boasted 400m hurdles gold medallist and world record-holder Sydney McLaughlin. There was also 400m hurdles world champion and silver […]
Allyson Felix becomes the most decorated American in Olympic athletics with an 11th medal, a gold as part of a star-studded 4×400 metres team.
The 35-year-old Felix ran the second leg in a team that also boasted 400m hurdles gold medallist and world record-holder Sydney McLaughlin.
There was also 400m hurdles world champion and silver medallist Dalilah Muhammad and 800m gold medallist Athning Mu.
They clocked a super-fast three minutes 16.85 seconds to get gold ahead of European champions Poland (3:20.53) and Jamaica (3:21.24).
Felix won 400m bronze on Friday and her 11 medals are one more than Carl Lewis on the men’s side.
She has seven gold medals, three silver and one bronze.
