Allyson Felix Now Has The Most Gold Medals Of Any Female Runner Ever

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The United States won the Olympic womens 4x400 meters relay gold medal on Saturday in 3 minutes 19.06 seconds, their sixth straight victory in the event at the Games.Jamaica took silver and Britain the bronze.American Courtney Okolo grabbed the lead in the opening stage and her team never relinquished it, opening a big gap on the rest of the field with Jamaica by the halfway point.The U.S. gold streak in the event started at the 1996 Atlanta Games.American Allyson Felix claimed her third medal of the Rio Olympics having won gold in the 4x100m relay and silver in the individual 400m. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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