Allyson Felix backs rising star Jodie Williams ahead of the World Junior Championships
A professional in the field of track and sprinting, twenty five year old Allyson Felix has never failed to live up to the expectations associated with her. Excelling at the two hundred meters arena, she has proven her worth by winning Olympic medals twice.
She also has the distinction of being the only female athlete to be awarded with gold medals thrice at the World Athletic Championships for the distance of two hundred meters.
The Beijing Olympics provided her with another opportunity to display her athletic capabilities, as she won gold again as a member of the United States of America four hundred meters relay race team.
Her most recent performance has been at the World Championships in Athletics held in Berlin, Germany in 2009, where she received well deserved recognition by being awarded gold medals in both, the two hundred meters race and the four hundred meters relay racing.
With a personal best of 21.81 seconds completion time for the two hundred meters sprint, a feat she accomplished in Japan in 2007, Allyson Felix is truly deserving of all the appreciation that is showered on her.
She is not only a source of great pride and glory for the country of America, but also a massive source of inspiration for aspiring athletes from America as well as the rest of the world.
While the vast majority of the world is aware of the athletic abilities of this female athlete, fascinated by her aptness, physical strength, athletic charm and most importantly her competitive spirit, few are aware of her as an exceptionally amazing human being.
Recently, ahead of the World Junior Athletic Championships, at which the aspiring young British star Jodie Williams is all set to compete in the field of hundred meters and two hundred meters, Allyson Felix rose to provide this British athlete with much needed morale boosting.
While Jodie Williams is definitely on the way to carving a permanent mark for herself in the field of athletics, owing to the fact that she has an unbeaten spree of 127 outdoor races, and a personal best of 11.24 seconds of completion time in the arena of a hundred meters, backing by the three times World Champion Allyson Felix nevertheless provided her with the perfect level of confidence ahead of the commencement of the prestigious tournament in Canada.
As Jodie Williams prepares to defend her unbeaten record and stretch it further, it is definitely a very positive step on the part of Allyson Felix to pass on her experience to one of the most promising performers in the field of athletics today.
Whether or not Jodie Williams is able to defend her record and remain unbeaten for yet another outdoor tournament of international level is something only time will tell, but either way, Allyson Felix’s backing of Jodie Williams speaks volumes for itself. It establishes Williams as an exceptionally promising player, one who continues to amaze her with her athletic abilities whether or not her record remains unbeaten, and more importantly as one who is here to stay for a long time.
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