Felix wins women's 400 metres gold
ByReuters
Published 27/08/2015 at 13:23 GMT
Allyson Felix of the United States won her ninth world championships gold medal and first at 400 metres with a dominating performance at the Bird's Nest Stadium on Thursday.
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The Olympic 200-metre champion set off by far the quickest of the eight women finalists to hold a commanding lead by 150 metres.
Off the final bend she was four metres clear of her nearest rival, Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas, who could not close the gap down the final straight.
Felix's 49.26 seconds winning time was the fastest in the world this year while Miller claimed silver in 49.67.
The bronze medal was won by Shericka Jackson, who led home Jamaican team mates in fourth (Christine Day), fifth (Stephenie McPherson) and sixth (Novlene Williams-Mills).
Britain's Christine Ohuruogu, the champion in 2007 and 2013 and Olympic gold medallist on this track seven years ago, faded on the home straight and finished eighth in 50.63.
The gold medal won by 29-year-old Felix is only the third won by the U.S. team after six days at the Beijing world championships.
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