Laura Muir progresses as US great Allyson Felix bows out at World Athletics Championships
The Dominican Republic denied Felix a golden farewell, with the Netherlands pipping the United States to silver.
Felix, 36, retires with 19 world medals and 13 gold.
Elsewhere on day one in Oregon, Great Britain's Laura Muir and Katie Snowden progressed to the 1500m semi-finals.
Muir, who won Olympic silver in Tokyo last year, finished second in her heat in four minutes, 7.53 seconds, while Snowden was 10th in her heat in four minutes, 6.92 seconds.
"It's always a bit nerve-wracking the rounds, you want to think about the final, but you've got to get there first,".
"It's hard at this level; the strength in depth is excellent.
"I was aware there were quite a few of us round there at the end, so I just wanted to stay out of trouble and save as much energy as possible.
"That felt good; that felt comfy."
The semi-finals take place on Saturday, with the final on Monday.
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