SIXTH GOLD FOR FELIX AS USA WIN 4X400M GOLD

RIO DE JANEIRO: Allyson

(in pic) clinched a record sixth career Olympic gold Saturday as the United States won the 4x400m relay for a sixth straight Games.

Reigning 400m world champion Felix, 30, took home the baton on the final leg to cross in 3min 19.06sec. Jamaica took silver in 3:20.34 with Britain claiming bronze in 3:25.88.

bronze in 1:56.89.

“I used to be a sprinter, I ran the 100m, 200m in high school,” Semenya said of her finish.

“It was just a fantastic race. Obviously, there can only be one winner and it turned out good for me. It wasn’t about running fast, it was about running a good race.”

Semenya has been at the centre of a raging controversy in recent The win marks a 20-year unbeaten reign in the event for the United States. They have not lost a 4x400m relay since finishing in silver behind the unified team of former Soviet Union states at the 1992 Barcelona Games. On Saturday at the Olympic Stadium they were in command from the outset, with 22-year-old Courtney Okolo handing the Americans the lead after a solid opening lead.

years because of her naturally occurring condition, hyperandrogenism, which causes elevated testosterone levels. Rival runners have said they want authorities to revisit rules that limit the amount of testosterone allowed in competitors. Partially in response to those rumblings, world athletics chiefs implemented restrictions on testosterone levels in 2011.