As the focus in Rio moves to track and field, Team USA's Allyson Felix will shift from cheering on her fellow athletes ("The women continue to kill it here in Rio," she said on Twitter. "I'm completely inspired!") to running for gold herself.
Felix won three gold medals in London four years ago, but an injury earlier this year sent her limping into a qualifying race. In the tightest of photo finishes, Felix missed qualifying for her favorite race, the 200-meter dash, by .001
WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.
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