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The Latest: Miller of the Bahamas dives to win 400m gold

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

5:20 a.m.

For decades, coaches have told sprinters to 'lean in' at the finish line.

Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas went one step further at the 400 meters in Rio: she dived head-first. The surprising move earned the 22-year-old Miller a gold medal and stunned American Allyson Felix, denying Felix a fifth career gold medal.

Miller had taken an early lead, then held off Felix's charge along the straightaway. Neck-and-neck with two steps to go, Miller tumbled across the line to win by .