Felix of U.S. wins 10th Olympic medal, sets women’s track record

TOKYO, Japan —  The new medal standard in Olympic women’s track has been set. American Allyson Felix stands alone at the top and still has a chance to go even higher.

Felix finished third in the 400 meters Friday night at the Tokyo Games to win her 10th medal and become the most-decorated woman in the history of Olympic track.

The 35-year-old stalwart of American track and field started in the outside lane and outraced Stephanie Ann McPherson of Jamaica to take third place by .15 seconds.

Shaunae Miller-Uibo blew away the field and won in 48.36 seconds to defend her Olympic title from Rio de Janeiro.

Felix’s 10th medal broke a tie with Jamaican runner Merlene Ottey. It also matches Carl Lewis for the most by an American athlete; she could break that in the 1,600-relay Saturday.

The victory for Felix comes nearly three years after she helped spearhead a conversation about the way women are treated in track. She had a daughter in 2018.