Seven-time Olympic champion Allyson Felix is adamant Torie Bowie's tragic death "will not be in vain" after her former team-mate suffered fatal complications during childbirth.
The two athletes won gold together as part of United States' 4x100m relay team at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, along with Tianna Bartoletta (now Madison) and English Gardner. From that team, Felix, Bowie and Madison have all died or nearly died whilst giving birth.
Bowie, 32, passed away last month at her home in Florida. An autopsy report estimated Bowie was eight months pregnant and in labour at the time of her death. Possible causes of her death include respiratory problems and eclampsia - where the body suffers seizures following pre-eclampsia - a condition which raises blood pressure during and after labour.
