Miller isn’t much of an underdog, but Felix, even with her recent injuries, was favored to win the race.
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No, that’s no error. When I heard her screaming, I was like, “ok, I had to have won the race”.
It looked like Felix would capture the gold in Monday’s 400-meter dash at the Rio Olympic Games, but a dramatic end to the race saw the Bahamas’ Miller lunge face-first across the finish line, winning the coveted medal and leaving Felix with the silver. The bronze medal went to Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson with a time of 49.85, with Americans Natasha Hastings (50.34) and Phyllis Francis (50.41) coming in fourth and fifth respectively.
According to Yahoo, “the rules say a runner can go to the ground across the finish line as long as he or she doesn’t impede another in the process”.
Miller, bottom, dives to cross the finish line.
With Felix feeling the burn of disappointment despite her crowning achievement.
Allyson is now the most decorated Track & Field woman in #USA history!
And her bid for a first Olympic 400m crown, after gold in the 200m, 4x100m and twice in the 4x400m also fell short.
“It is such an emotional moment for me but I just give God the thanks and praise”.
Miller started strong and led most of the race when USA’s Allyson Felix was about to beat her, she dove in the last second and slid across the finish line.
The Los Angeles Times reported that no one initially knew who won the race, and that the crowd paused until Miller’s name appeared on the scoreboard as the victor.
“While I was laying on the ground, she was looking at me like, “Get up, get up.’ And I was like, ‘Not right now, just leave me to catch myself real quick”, she added. What was in my mind was I had to get a gold medal.
She was one of those rare athletes who had the cachet to get the Olympics to change the schedule.
“It was just a reaction”, she said. I really wanted it, it’s painful.WAS THAT EVEN ALLOWED? She won the 200 in London four years ago.
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After winning the world championship at 400m a year ago, she put the 200-400 double in her sights for the Olympics. “I wish things would have gone differently for me but that’s just a part of work and things you have to deal with and I just had to regroup and keep moving on”. Felix finished second in 49.51.
