Allyson Felix targets Olympic return at LA 2028: ‘This is a once-in-a-lifetime homecoming’
Felix is the most decorated female track athlete in Olympic history with 11 medals
Allyson Felix , the most decorated track athlete in history, has set her sights on an Olympic comeback on home soil in Los Angeles in 2028. Felix has won 11 medals, including seven golds, in a record-setting career and last raced at the 2022 World Championships. The 40-year-old welcomed a second child in 2024 and did not compete at the Paris Games, but has admitted the temptation of racing on home soil is too strong to not consider a return to action.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime homecoming," Felix told Time magazine. “And it is the only thing powerful enough to pull me back. "I know, at 40, I am not at my peak.
I have no illusions about that. I'm very clear in what it is and what I want to see. And so I hope it's seen that way.
"When I was competing, you just heard this roar for host-country athletes at the Olympics . I would love to experience that. "I would probably be upset at myself if I just didn't give it a try.