Felix determined to chase Olympic swansong

Beaten but unbowed, Allyson Felix said Saturday she is determined to bring the curtain down on her glittering track and field career on her own terms.

The 33-year-old American superstar failed to clinch a 400m berth for the World Championships after only finishing sixth at Drake Stadium, but could still travel to Doha as a member of the USA relay squad.

It means that for the first time, Felix will not enter an individual event at a major championship, an astonishing 16-year streak that encompasses four Olympic Games and eight world championships.

Yet Felix, who was racing this week for the first time in more than a year after taking time out of the sport for the birth of her daughter, is determined to book a spot in Tokyo at what would be her fifth Olympics.

"I want to be back in the Olympics," Felix told reporters.

"I want that more than anything. I want to go out on my terms. A little sacrifice here and there and it will be worth it."
"But I think it was good for me to get out here and push myself a little bit, even though I knew I wasn't where I'm normally at."