2016 Rio Olympics
Women's 400 Meters
Shaunae Miller Dives at Line And Wins 400m Gold Medal, Prevents Allyson Felix From Becoming First Woman With 5 Olympic Gold Medals in Track and Field
What a finish. This is what the Olympics is all about.August 15, 2016
Olympic Women's 400 Preview: Allyson Felix Goes for a Record Fifth Olympic Gold Medal But Will Shaunae Miller Crash The Party?
Did you know that no woman has ever won 5 Olympic gold medals (even counting relays) in track and field history? Allyson Felix is hoping to be the first.August 11, 2016
Outside Letsrun
Bahamas Federation Defends Controversial Decision To Not Let Shaunae Miller Do The 400-200 Double In Rio
Miller is the Bahamas 200m NR holder and would have likely been a medal threat, but she did not run the 200 at the trials so was only selected for the 400.September 6, 2016
The Guardian: "Shaune Miller's Dive Denies Allyson Felix 400m Gold In Dramatic Final"
Miller says the dive at the line was just instinct. *The Telegraph Calls Shaune Miller's Dive "Controversial" And Ask If It Was "An Unsportsman-Like Denial Of Allyson Felix" Former 400 WR holder and BBC analyst Michael Johnson thought it was a great finish. *MB: Explain to me how Felix loses because the other runner dived and she didn't? *MB: RULE CHANGE: Winner is first person whose ENTIRE BODY crosses the finish line *MB: Are there really that many "anti-dive" people here? *MB: Why didn't any of you morons complain about Christian Smith's dive in the 2008 US OT?August 16, 2016
Allyson Felix's Quest For History Has Turned Into A Shot At Redemption
She won't get to do the 400/200 double, but she can still try to take home two golds as she's in the 4x400.August 3, 2016
The Allyson Felix Rule: IAAF Amends Rio 2016 Schedule To Allow The Women's 200 And 400 Double
Rather than 75-minutes between the 200 prelims and 400 final, there will be 13-hours. France's Marie-Jose Perec was the last woman to win the 200/400 double at the 1996 Atlanta Games; before her it was US's Valerie Brisco-Hooks in 1984. *Full Updated Olympic Track ScheduleJanuary 17, 2016
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- Bahamas Federation Defends Controversial Decision To Not Let Shaunae Miller Do The 400-200 Double In Rio
- The Guardian: "Shaune Miller's Dive Denies Allyson Felix 400m Gold In Dramatic Final"
- Allyson Felix's Quest For History Has Turned Into A Shot At Redemption
- The Allyson Felix Rule: IAAF Amends Rio 2016 Schedule To Allow The Women's 200 And 400 Double
Race Results
- Bahamas Federation Defends Controversial Decision To Not Let Shaunae Miller Do The 400-200 Double In Rio
- 7 Final Thoughts on Rio: Team USA Crushed It, How American Distance Runners Stack Up to the Sprinters, Jumpers & Throwers and the Most Exciting Race of the Olympics
- The Guardian: "Shaune Miller's Dive Denies Allyson Felix 400m Gold In Dramatic Final"
- Shaunae Miller Dives at Line And Wins 400m Gold Medal, Prevents Allyson Felix From Becoming First Woman With 5 Olympic Gold Medals in Track and Field
- Olympic Women's 400 Preview: Allyson Felix Goes for a Record Fifth Olympic Gold Medal But Will Shaunae Miller Crash The Party?
- Allyson Felix's Quest For History Has Turned Into A Shot At Redemption
- The Allyson Felix Rule: IAAF Amends Rio 2016 Schedule To Allow The Women's 200 And 400 Double
Analysis
- Bahamas Federation Defends Controversial Decision To Not Let Shaunae Miller Do The 400-200 Double In Rio
- 7 Final Thoughts on Rio: Team USA Crushed It, How American Distance Runners Stack Up to the Sprinters, Jumpers & Throwers and the Most Exciting Race of the Olympics
- The Guardian: "Shaune Miller's Dive Denies Allyson Felix 400m Gold In Dramatic Final"
- Shaunae Miller Dives at Line And Wins 400m Gold Medal, Prevents Allyson Felix From Becoming First Woman With 5 Olympic Gold Medals in Track and Field
- Olympic Women's 400 Preview: Allyson Felix Goes for a Record Fifth Olympic Gold Medal But Will Shaunae Miller Crash The Party?
- Allyson Felix's Quest For History Has Turned Into A Shot At Redemption
- The Allyson Felix Rule: IAAF Amends Rio 2016 Schedule To Allow The Women's 200 And 400 Double
Event Recaps
- Bahamas Federation Defends Controversial Decision To Not Let Shaunae Miller Do The 400-200 Double In Rio
- 7 Final Thoughts on Rio: Team USA Crushed It, How American Distance Runners Stack Up to the Sprinters, Jumpers & Throwers and the Most Exciting Race of the Olympics
- The Guardian: "Shaune Miller's Dive Denies Allyson Felix 400m Gold In Dramatic Final"
- Shaunae Miller Dives at Line And Wins 400m Gold Medal, Prevents Allyson Felix From Becoming First Woman With 5 Olympic Gold Medals in Track and Field
- 43.03 From Lane 8! Wayde van Niekerk Takes Down Michael Johnson's 17-Year-Old 400M World Record to Win Olympic Gold
- Olympic Women's 400 Preview: Allyson Felix Goes for a Record Fifth Olympic Gold Medal But Will Shaunae Miller Crash The Party?
- Allyson Felix's Quest For History Has Turned Into A Shot At Redemption
- The Allyson Felix Rule: IAAF Amends Rio 2016 Schedule To Allow The Women's 200 And 400 Double
Interviews
- Bahamas Federation Defends Controversial Decision To Not Let Shaunae Miller Do The 400-200 Double In Rio
- 7 Final Thoughts on Rio: Team USA Crushed It, How American Distance Runners Stack Up to the Sprinters, Jumpers & Throwers and the Most Exciting Race of the Olympics
- The Guardian: "Shaune Miller's Dive Denies Allyson Felix 400m Gold In Dramatic Final"
- Shaunae Miller Dives at Line And Wins 400m Gold Medal, Prevents Allyson Felix From Becoming First Woman With 5 Olympic Gold Medals in Track and Field
- Olympic Women's 400 Preview: Allyson Felix Goes for a Record Fifth Olympic Gold Medal But Will Shaunae Miller Crash The Party?
- Allyson Felix's Quest For History Has Turned Into A Shot At Redemption
- The Allyson Felix Rule: IAAF Amends Rio 2016 Schedule To Allow The Women's 200 And 400 Double
Event Previews
- Bahamas Federation Defends Controversial Decision To Not Let Shaunae Miller Do The 400-200 Double In Rio
- 7 Final Thoughts on Rio: Team USA Crushed It, How American Distance Runners Stack Up to the Sprinters, Jumpers & Throwers and the Most Exciting Race of the Olympics
- The Guardian: "Shaune Miller's Dive Denies Allyson Felix 400m Gold In Dramatic Final"
- Shaunae Miller Dives at Line And Wins 400m Gold Medal, Prevents Allyson Felix From Becoming First Woman With 5 Olympic Gold Medals in Track and Field
- Olympic Women's 400 Preview: Allyson Felix Goes for a Record Fifth Olympic Gold Medal But Will Shaunae Miller Crash The Party?
- Olympic Men's 400 Preview: With World Champ Wayde van Niekerk And Olympic Champs LaShawn Merritt And Kirani James, The Stage Is Set For A Classic Olympic Final
- Allyson Felix's Quest For History Has Turned Into A Shot At Redemption
- The Allyson Felix Rule: IAAF Amends Rio 2016 Schedule To Allow The Women's 200 And 400 Double