CNN Sports | Allyson Felix becomes most decorated US track and field athlete in Olympics history
(CNN) – Allyson Felix became the most decorated US track and field athlete in
Olympics history after helping Team USA win the women’s 400m sprint relay on
Saturday.
It was Felix’s 11th Olympic medal and her seventh gold, overtaking sprint
legend Carl Lewis’ haul of 10 medals. She remains one short of Finland’s Paavo
Nurmi all-time track and field record of 12 medals.
The US team of Felix, Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad and Athing Mu stormed
away to the win, with Poland taking home the silver with a national record and
Jamaica securing the bronze. —read
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