Allyson Felix — the most decorated US track and field athlete in Olympics history — announced that she plans to retire following the conclusion of the 2022 season.
During her illustrious career, she won 11 Olympic medals — seven of them gold — and 13 world championship titles.
The 36-year-old began her career specializing in the 200 meters, winning an Olympic silver at Athens 2004 and becoming the youngest ever world champion in the discipline in 2005 at age 19.
Her first Olympic success came at the 2008 Beijing Games when she guided the US women’s 4x400m relay team to a gold medal.