Allyson Felix Announces Shocking Comeback at Age 40 with Goal of Making 2028 L.A. Olympics

Felix also said she is inspired by the achievements of other athletes in their 40s, including LeBron James, Lindsey Vonn and Tom Brady.

Felix will ramp up her training and begin to race next year, but doesn’t plan on traveling to international competitions; instead, she’ll stay close to her husband Kenneth Ferguson and their children, daughter Camryn, 7, and son Trey, 2, according to TIME.

After attending the Paris Olympics in 2024, Felix said she experienced “mixed emotions” about being on the sidelines.

“There were moments where I was like, ‘Oh, this is so great. It’s so exciting to be in the stands and on the other side,’ ” she said. “And then there were moments where I was, ‘You know, I miss this feeling.’ ” 

Felix, who is a member of the LA28 Organizing Committee Athletes’ Commission, allows that she would “be upset” if she didn’t try to pursue a comeback, even as she knows that she’s not in “peak” conditioning.

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“I totally get the person who sticks around too long and you’re like, ‘What are they doing?’ ” she said. “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.”

Still, to compete in her sixth Olympics at the age of 42 would be an accomplishment hard to pass up.

“When I was competing, you just heard this roar for host-country athletes at the Olympics. I would love to experience that,” she said. “However it turns out, I'll still be there with my kids, hanging out and cheering everybody on.”

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