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Allyson Felix: 'I still think I can go faster'

Saturday, August 11 2012 by SNTV
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    200 metres gold medallist Allyson Felix spoke on Friday on what victory at the London 2012 Olympic Games meant to her.

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    No more silver for Allyson Felix after she took 200 metres gold in the Olympics on Wednesday.

    But what's next for the American?

    SOUNDBITE (English) Allyson Felix, Olympic 200-metres gold medallist:
    "Now that I have my gold I'm not sure, I love the sport, I'm passionate about it and I still think I can go faster. I think that this year just opened my eyes, when I ran 21.06 at the trials, it was something I didn't expect. I've always looked at the 200-metre times and honestly I've just been frustrated, you know I look at the world record and it seems just so far out of reach, you almost feel like 'what's the point?' I guess I kind of rejuvenated about just how fast I can go, and right now it's going to be the new thing driving me".

    With the victory, Felix put at least a brief stop to Jamaica's relentlessness in Olympic sprints.

    But she's a big fan of sprint legend Usain Bolt.

    SOUNDBITE (English) Allyson Felix, Olympic 200-metres gold medallist:
    "I think what he (Usain Bolt) is doing is amazing, a few years ago we could never think that this was possible, before Beijing we would never have expected to see what he's doing and the way he is doing it, with his personality. It's fascinating to watch".

    Felix adds this gold to the two individual silvers and one 4 by 400 relay gold from the 2008 Olympics.

    That makes her the most decorated woman in 200-metre history.

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