Allyson Felix, the most decorated track and field athlete in Olympic history, is officially hanging up her shoes. CBSVillage
During her career, the Los Angeles native made a name for herself off the track as well, continually speaking up for pay equity in sports and equality for women. In 2018, while she was pregnant with her daughter, Felixher Nike endorsement, calling for larger protections for pregnant athletes.
"My disappointment is not just with Nike, but with how the sports apparel industry at large treats female athletes," she said."Athletes are told to shut up and play. We are told that no one cares about our politics. We are told that we're just entertainers, so run fast, jump high, and throw far. And don't mess up. But pregnancy is not messing up."
Track and field athlete Allyson Felix attends the 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum Of Art on September 13, 2021 in New York City. In 2018, after revealing that she was diagnoses with pre-eclampsia, Felix had an emergency C-section and gave birth to her daughter Camryn two months early.
"This season I'm running for women," she said on Wednesday."I'm running for a better future for my daughter. I'm running for you. More to come on that, so stay tuned, but I'll be sharing a series of announcements that I'm hoping will make the world better for women. Here's to my final season."
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