RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Never bashful, Matthew Centrowitz always believed he could win at the Olympics.
The American runner showed that supreme confidence on Saturday as he took the lead in the 1,500-meter race with two laps remaining and held off a late charge from the field to capture gold.
It was the first title in the event for the United States since Mel Sheppard won the metric mile more than 100 years ago at the 1908 London Games.
"Doing my victory lap, I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, 'Are you kidding me?