Felix claims record 15th medal as US win relay

Allyson Felix won her 15th world career medal on Saturday as the United States won the women’s 4×100 metres relay.

The Americans timed 41.82 seconds with 100m world champion Tori Bowie bringing home the baton. Great Britain took silver in 42.12s with Jamaica third in 42.19s.

It was the sixth time the US have won the event. The Americans, Olympics gold medallists in Rio last year, were led off by Aaliyah Brown who flew out of the blocks to start the run that brought them the world title they last won in 2011.

Felix, part of that winning team in Daegu, took the baton to Morolake Akinosun who handed on to Bowie. “We are on top of the world,” Bowie said.

“I am grateful to be able to run and bring these ladies home to the gold.”

Felix’s gold takes her to the all-time leader in terms of world medals — one ahead of Jamaica’s Merlene Ottey and Usain Bolt.