“I am proud of making it to this moment,” Felix said after the race. “There has been so much that has gone into this, and there were many times where I didn’t think I would get to this moment.”
Running from lane 8, Felix almost immediately made up the stagger on Kaylin Whitney in lane 9. Hayes, in lane 6, and Jonathas, in lane 5, responded, and were ahead of Felix coming through the final turn. As they straightened out into the final 100 meters, Hayes was clearly in control. Felix had not run a strong second turn, and her chances of finishing in the top three looked shaky. But the veteran remained calm and held her form, as the women who had run more aggressively in the third 100 meters faltered a bit, and she just eased past Jonathas at the line.
“I told myself before the race that when it comes down to it, I have to fight,” Felix said. “That’s been a theme of mine for the past couple years. I was just gonna give my all and leave it all on the track.”Cortney WhiteFelix already owns six Olympic gold medals and three silvers in the 200 meters, 400 meters, and various relays. In addition to potentially adding to that individual count in Tokyo, Felix is also eligible to run on the 4x400-meter relay team for the United States.
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