{"id":615721,"date":"2021-08-06T12:21:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T16:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=615721"},"modified":"2021-08-06T12:21:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T16:21:39","slug":"allyson-felix-wins-10th-olympic-medal-becomes-most-decorated-female-track-and-field-olympian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/allyson-felix-wins-10th-olympic-medal-becomes-most-decorated-female-track-and-field-olympian\/","title":{"rendered":"Allyson Felix Wins 10th Olympic Medal, Becomes Most Decorated Female Track And Field Olympian"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fallyson-felix-wins-10th-olympic-medal-becomes-most-decorated-female-track-and-field-olympian%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=615721&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1234504614.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Allyson Felix officially has her name atop the record books.<\/p>\n<p><span>Friday in Tokyo, the 35-year-old became the most decorated female Olympic track and female athlete of all time.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.195652173913\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The first woman to win 10 Olympic track &amp; field medals.<\/p>\n<p>A legend in every way. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OlympicHERstory?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OlympicHERstory<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TokyoOlympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TokyoOlympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GlFOoXpPSU\">pic.twitter.com\/GlFOoXpPSU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCOlympics\/status\/1423628530739564548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Competing in her fifth Olympics, Felix won bronze in the 400-meter, giving her 10 Olympic medals in her illustrious career. She ran the 400-meter in 49.46, behind only&nbsp;Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas (48.36) and Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic (49.20).&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.0549450549451\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The women&#8217;s 400m final belongs to Shaunae Miller-Uibo. \ud83e\udd47<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allysonfelix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@allysonfelix<\/a> takes the BRONZE, her 10th Olympic medal, tying Carl Lewis for the most by a U.S. track and field athlete. \ud83e\udd49<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TokyoOlympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TokyoOlympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SB6gPcO2as\">pic.twitter.com\/SB6gPcO2as<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCOlympics\/status\/1423626000383057921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis one is very different and it\u2019s very special. And it just took a lot to get here,\u201d Felix <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/tokyo-olympics-live-updates\/2021\/08\/06\/1025412511\/allyson-felix-now-has-more-olympic-medals-than-any-female-track-athlete-in-histo\">said<\/a> after the race.<\/p>\n<p><span>In collecting another Olympic medal, Felix passed Merlene Ottey of Jamaica for the most medals won by a female track and field athlete. Her bronze medal also puts her into a tie with American legend Carl Lewis for the most medals by any track and field athlete.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The legend himself posted a tweet congratulating Felix for her accomplishment.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cCongratulations<\/span> <span>Allyson Felix. 35 never looked so good,\u201d Lewis said on Twitter. \u201cWhat an amazing career and inspiration. Now on to the relay.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.4716981132075\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allysonfelix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@allysonfelix<\/a>.  35 never looked so good.  What an amazing career and inspiration.  Now on to the relay.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carl Lewis (@Carl_Lewis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Carl_Lewis\/status\/1423627506800791552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>If Felix is selected for the 4\u00d7400 relay on Saturday, she\u2019ll have the opportunity to pass Lewis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Her bronze in the 400-meter comes a few years after a difficult pregnancy that put her life and that of her baby in jeopardy. It led to Felix speaking out against her sponsor at the time \u2014 Nike \u2014 and about the difficulties that women athletes face when they get pregnant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf we have children, we risk pay cuts from our sponsors during pregnancy and afterward,\u201d Felix <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/05\/22\/opinion\/allyson-felix-pregnancy-nike.html\">wrote<\/a> in the New York Times. \u201cIt\u2019s one example of a sports industry where the rules are still mostly made for and by men.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Felix went on to say that she decided to start a family in 2018 while also negotiating a new contract with Nike.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI felt pressure to return to form as soon as possible after the birth of my daughter in November 2018, even though I ultimately had to undergo an emergency C-section at 32 weeks because of severe preeclampsia that threatened the lives of me and my baby,\u201d Felix said.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to Felix, Nike wanted to pay her 70% less than before she decided to have a family.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf that\u2019s what they think I\u2019m worth now, I accept that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhat I\u2019m not willing to accept is the enduring status quo around maternity,\u201d Felix wrote. \u201cI asked Nike to contractually guarantee that I wouldn\u2019t be punished if I didn\u2019t perform at my best in the months surrounding childbirth. I wanted to set a new standard. If I, one of Nike\u2019s most widely marketed athletes, couldn\u2019t secure these protections, who could?\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nike declined, but did change their policy&nbsp;<span>\u201cadding language to new contracts for female athletes that will protect their pay during pregnancy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Felix left Nike and signed with Athleta, a women\u2019s apparel brand.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"15.073654390935\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When Allyson Felix decided to start a family in 2018, Nike offered a contract that was 70% less &amp; had no guarantees if her performance declined due to pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>So she left Nike, signed a deal with Athleta, has a 2-year-old daughter &amp; just won her 10th Olympic medal.<\/p>\n<p>Legend \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Colcr91A7R\">pic.twitter.com\/Colcr91A7R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoePompliano\/status\/1423628970831011840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/track-and-field-legend-carl-lewis-rips-u-s-team-for-performance-in-mens-4x100-relay\">Track and Field Legend Carl Lewis Rips U.S. Team For Performance In Mens\u2019 4\u00d7100 Relay<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allyson Felix officially has her name atop the record books.Friday in Tokyo, the 35-year-old became the most decorated female Olympic track and female athlete of all time.\u00a0The first woman to &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-615721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}