TOKYO (AP) — She describes herself as “old.” She concedes she wasn’t sure she’d make it this far. There were times, though, when “making it” had nothing to do with the Olympics and everything to do with simply climbing out of her hospital bed.
No wonder Allyson Felix came to these, her last Olympics, with little fear of losing.
And it shouldn’t surprise anyone by now to learn that instead, on Friday night, she won.
Not the gold medal in the women’s 400 meters. But a bronze that might wind up taking center stage in her trophy case. It is . . .