USA Track & Field (USATF) has confirmed that it has “formally
petitioned” the International Association of Athletics Federations
(IAAF) to make changes to the Rio 2016 Olympics schedule to allow
Allyson Felix to double in the 200m and 400m events.
Felix
The four-time Olympic gold medallist claimed her ninth world outdoor
gold when taking the 400m title in Beijing in August and is keen to
contest both the one-lap and half-lap events in Rio. The current
timetable for the Rio Olympics has the women’s 200m heats taking place
75 minutes before the 400m final on August 15.
“Allyson is the most decorated female athlete in IAAF history and
should have the chance to go for a double, competing in what likely will
be her fourth and final Olympic Games,” commented USATF CEO Max Siegel.
“Such an achievement would elevate the sport at the Games, and as a
federation we owe it to her and to the sport as a whole to make the
request.”
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