Miller's head-first dive at the finish line beats Felix - News Summed Up

Miller's head-first dive at the finish line beats Felix


RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) " It took a head-first dive by Shaunae Miller at the finish line to beat Allyson Felix, denying her a record fifth Olympic gold medal. Miller, the 22-year-old from the Bahamas, stayed even with Felix for 398 meters, then sprawled, dove and crashed across the finish line to edge her by .07 seconds. They came down the last 100 meters and Felix drew even, maybe even got a step ahead. The rules say the win is determined by which athlete has any part of her torso cross the line first. The photo finish showed the negative image of Miller's sprawled out body, with her shoulder just barely over the line before Felix reached.


Source: New Zealand Herald August 16, 2016 02:37 UTC



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