American athletes will relish LA Olympic home Games says Felix

LOS ANGELES - American athletes at the Los Angeles Games in 2028 will have the rare opportunity to compete at an Olympics on home soil and those considering retirement may not be able to resist sticking around for the chance, Olympic legend Allyson Felix said.

Felix, the most decorated female track and field athlete of all time, has few regrets about an Olympic career that spanned five Games but said never getting the chance to lace up her spikes in the U.S. is one.

What I would have loved most is to have a home Games, Felix, an L.A. native and now an LA28 board member, told Reuters.

Weve worked really hard to bring the Games back to L.A. and more than anything, Im excited the athletes have this opportunity to be on full display in America. Thats huge.

Im excited for Angelinos and the rest of the world too. We get to welcome them in and they get to see the Games up close.

Gymnast Simone Biles said last week she had not yet decided whether to compete in what would be her fourth Games as she picked up her Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award in Madrid.

Seven-time Olympic champion Biles saw first-hand the passionate reception French gymnasts received every time they were announced at the Bercy Arena during last years Paris Games and it remains to be seen if the prospect of hearing roars of USA! USA! will entice her to return.

Felix said that vision has undeniable appeal to all potential Team USA athletes.

If you can stick around to be involved in some capacity, you cant pass that up, Felix said.

Felix was all smiles at a recent event with the Los Angeles Jets where she surprised members of the venerable youth track and