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Sixth gold for Felix as USA win 4X400M gold
RIO DE JANEIRO: Allyson Felix clinched a record sixth career Olympic gold Saturday as the United States won the 4x400m relay for a sixth straight Games.
Updated on: Aug 22, 2016, 06:46:08 IST
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RIO DE JANEIRO: Allyson Felix clinched a record sixth career Olympic gold Saturday as the United States won the 4x400m relay for a sixth straight Games.
Reigning 400m world champion Felix, 30, took home the baton on the final leg to cross in 3min 19.06sec. Jamaica took silver in 3:20.34 with Britain claiming bronze in 3:25.88. The win marks a 20-year unbeaten reign in the event for the United States. They have not lost a 4x400m relay since finishing in silver behind the unified team of former Soviet Union states at the 1992 Barcelona Games. On Saturday at the Olympic Stadium they were in command from the outset, with 22-year-old Courtney Okolo handing the Americans the lead after a solid opening lead.
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