Allyson Felix had already secured a spot on her fifth Olympic team simply by qualifying into the women’s 400m final.
But being a member of the relay team was not enough for one of the sport’s most decorated athletes, so on Sunday night Felix finished in the top three to guarantee entry into the individual 400m event in Tokyo.
She turned up the speed in the final few meters of the race to pass Kendall Ellis and Wadeline Jonathas and finish second, in 50.02 seconds, to winner Quanera Hayes, who guaranteed her Olympic debut in 49.