Allyson Felix, who closed the Tokyo Games last year with more Olympic medals than any U.S. track and field athlete in history, says she will retire after the 2022 season. At age 35, Felix won a bronze medal in the 400 meters last summer in Tokyo, then followed it up with a gold medal in the 4x400 relay.
allyson felix posted she was excited to head home after winning 11 medals surpassing carl lewis as the most decorated track and field athlete. they have come to tokyo and kept the streak alive. and the u.s.a. women s basketball team beat japan to win gold, that i is seventh straight gold medal win. couldn t be more happy. this is always really give to win a gold medal. this year was even harder given all the challenges everyone faced. reporter: the paralympics start october 24th for now there seeps to be a collective sigh of relief for the athletes that competed after two years of wondering, waiting and finally competing in these games. jericka. duncan: and i m sure a sigh of relief that you finished, congratulations again. safe travels back home. straight ahead on the cbs weekend news. it s a political showdown in the show me state over masks as missouri battles its fourth
hill today, meeting with some senators behind closed doors, trying to get this $1 trillion infrastructure deal done. but this deal has to pass in the house, too. and whit, there s many democrats there that are going to want to have their say. still plenty of work to be done. maryalice, thank you. now to the olympics and triumph for team usa. as the games wind down, allyson felix, her latest gold giving her more medals than any other u.s. track and field athlete. and a golden finish for men s basketball as well. james longman reports from tokyo. reporter: tonight, allyson felix cementing her name in olympic history. the five-time olympian in the u.s. women s 4 by 100 relay team, cruising to gold. athens, london, rio, and now tokyo. almost two decade of olympic excellence. with 11 medals she is now the most decorated american track and field athlete ever. it was an honor. you know, her last olympic race, just being able to be a part of it.
olympic gold. sprinting start alisyn felix becoming the most decorated american track and field athlete in u.s. history after the women won the four bye 400 relay relay. how has this differed for this olympic games? it s usually about running and winning and today it s about overcoming and women. the women red the way, claiming 25 more medals than the men, solidifying the u.s. lead with 113 medals to china s 88, and curveball. japan s baseball team managed to beat the u.s. at its own game. president biden praising team usa. beyond the medals and the results, you remind us that we re stronger than we ever thought we were. each and every athlete competing in these challenging games, true olympic champions. keir joins us now
alert as the worst wildfires in decades rage across the country. now let s get an update from the olympics. day 15 of the games is well under way in tokyo for more on this, we can now cross live to tokyo and sarah mulkerrins. sarah, before we get to the penultimate day of the games there s plenty to reflect on in terms of action from last night. good morning from tokyo. it was very busy last night and we had plenty of drama particularly on the track. all eyes on the american runner felix, bidding to become the most decorated track and field athlete at an olympics and she did it by winning bronze in the women s a00 metres. she now has ten olympic medals. six of those are gold. she also has a chance to become outright the most decorated athlete if she were to win in the relay a little later. the bahamas won gold in