Allyson Felix Adapts to Tackle Tougher Olympic Double than Michael Johnson

Published by NBC Sports on February 18, 2016

It’s Saturday, Jan. 16, and Allyson Felix hasn’t yet been told that the Olympic track and field schedule has been changed to make her possible 200m-400m double more feasible in Rio.

“We found it just from checking that website,” said Felix’s older brother and agent, Wes, who then notified his sister. “Then I started getting calls [from media].”

The IAAF, track and field’s international governing body, officially announced the schedule change shortly after 6 ET that evening.

Four hours later, a tweet from Felix's account expressed how grateful she was toward the IAAF, USA Track and Field and the International Olympic Committee for the schedule change.