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Move over, Michael Phelps. Take a seat, Katie Ledecky. Shaunae Miller would like to jump into the Olympic spotlight for a moment. In the concluding seconds of the women's 400-meter sprint final on Monday night, this Bahamas runner did something you almost never see on the Olympic stage: She actually dove across the finish line to assure herself of victory. Miller and London Olympics gold medalist Allyson Felix were side by side, jockeying for position and for history, when Miller took this extraordinary step. For those wondering, it is not against the rules to dive, provided that part of your body crosses the finish line while staying in your lane. For those also wondering: yes, this was an amazing sight to behold. There's a reason why Miller has gone viral. “This is the moment I have been waiting for, I just gave it my all,” she said after the race. Miller won the sprint with a time of 49.44 seconds over Felix, who finished with a time of 49.51 seconds. “I don’t know what happened,” Miller told Australia’s Channel 7. “My legs started to get a little heavy and I was telling myself that I wanted it so bad and I just did whatever it took. Now I’m coming home with a gold medal, so it is such an amazing feeling for me.” We can only imagine. Concluded Miller: “I’m so thankful to God to be able to bring home the gold medal for my country. It is such an amazing feeling.” Watch a competitor truly give it everything she has in the following clip:

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Shaunae Miller DIVES at Finish Line, Wins Gold Medal