Comeback better than medal

US sensation Allyson Felix said her successful comeback meant more than her record-breaking 10th Olympic medal as she became the most decorated female track and field athlete in the history of the Games on Friday.

The 35-year-old American star, competing in her fifth and final Olympics, produced a typically gutsy performance in the 400m final to take bronze. Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas won gold with the Dominican Republic’s Marileidy Paulino taking silver. Behind them Felix dug deep in the closing stages to hold off a ferocious challenge from Jamaica’s Stephenie Ann McPherson, clocking 49.26sec — her second fastest 400m time ever.

“This one is very different and very special,” Felix said. “It took a lot to get here. “I was in lane nine, nobody thought I was going to be here, nobody thought I was going to be in the final besides (coach) Bobby (Kersee) and my family. I just needed a chance.”