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Friday 13 March 2020

FAN OUT

In this Aug. 20, 2016, file
photo, United States' Allyson
Felix crosses the line to win the
gold medal in the women's
4x400-meter relay final during
the athletics competitions of
the 2016 Summer Olympics at
the Olympic stadium in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.
Associated Press
Allyson

Felix finds

voice, new

legacy

through

motherhood

By PAT GRAHAM Hideki Matsuyama ties
AP Sports Writer course record with 63
Allyson Felix sometimes
"races" a "sprinter" at prac-
tice who's difficult to catch Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, watches
and always seems to have his shot on the 11th fairway during the first
another burst.
Of course, Felix's 15-month- round of The Players Championship golf
old daughter, Camryn, tournament Thursday, March 12, 2020, in
does tend to veer outside Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
of her lane. Associated Press
The six-time Olympic gold Page 19
medalist, and the best-
known name on the Amer-
ican track scene, is using
her platform to orches-
trate change. She's taking
advantage of everything
from media interviews to
appearances on Capitol
Hill to speak out about the
deals sponsors impose on
the athletes they support,
to lobby for more protec-
tions in contracts for fe-
male athletes who give
birth and to discuss over-
coming racial disparities
in the maternal mortality
crisis.

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