Allyson Felix has been on the podium nineteen times top thirteen in some World Cups. His most recent medal, a bronze in the medley relay with the United States, serves as career consolation. goodbye to high competitionShe participated in the competition ten times with a 36-year-old and three-year-old girl.
Never has an athlete, man or woman, achieved so much difference on the track. ” happened it’s so special to take my final test in publicin the stands with my daughter. I am at peace and want to express my deepest gratitude for this sport,” Felix said after helping his quartet finish third in a relay race won by two men’s and two women’s teams from the Dominican Republic.
Pulse with Nike
Patapollo, who was called a girl when she started athletics, retires at the home of Nike, Felix’s first sponsor, with whom she had an affair four years ago. tearing strain to get pregnant Camryn’s. The Oregon-based multinational wanted to cut his contract by up to 75% when the champion reported good hopes to the champion.
The multi-medalist did not back down. Felix showed his nails like a cat and confronted the multinational in a letter to the New York Times expressing his disappointment and harshly criticizing the stance of the world’s leading sporting goods company.
Felix’s bravery was rewarded when his former sponsor withdrew, Times magazine ranked him among the best. 100 most influential people In 2001, the Globe of the Globe and the Sports and Nutrition Council chaired by Barack Obama urged him to contribute his experience in the fight against obesity, the plague of the 21st century in the United States.