Being one of the most prominent names in the track and field realm she has delivered commendable performances in her journey and is now retired, building a business of her own. She has waved America’s flag a lot of times with her staunch skills and is considered one of the most decorated female Olympians. She is the only female track and field athlete to ever win six Olympic gold medals.

She has won a total of 31 medals combining her Olympic and World Championships, among which 11 are Olympic medals. Even after having this prowess, she faced a very disappointing treatment. She recently shared an update about the same on her social media.

Olympic athlete’s disappointing experience

Allyson Felix took to her Instagram stories to share a difficulty she faces almost regularly. She uploaded a video of the security check in the airport (TSA) where her bags were being checked. She raised the concern of how she faces this issue almost every time she travels with her medals. In her Instagram story, she expressed, “Whenever I have to travel with the medals it’s always an issue for TSA“. She faced this concern in the Los Angeles International Transport.

Apparently, this concern has been faced by others as well in the past and some rules were released regarding this issue. However, the Olympic medals are subject to import duty, and the sporting medals and the trophies have always had an easy passage across the border. Despite this, issues like what was faced by Allyson Felix have been faced by a major team.

Incident faced by a renowned team

The issue of TSA with trophies and medals while traveling is not a hidden concern. Before the application of the 2013 rule in which all the trophies, medals, and others were made duty-free, an unfortunate incident took place. The ICC Cricket World Cup faced a crisis because its trophy was seized at the airport.

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The Indian cricket team won the 2011 Cricket World Cup but they didn’t raise the real trophy. They raised a replica of the trophy as the real one was confiscated by the Mumbai customs. This happened when it was arriving from Colombo after the Sri Lanka-New Zealand semi-final. So, incidents like this have been a problem in the past for athletes, and the track legend Allyson Felix faces the same concern too.

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