The beautiful thing about track and field is that your one true challenger is the clock or measuring tape. But in the case of Sydney McLaughlin, the clock really is her only challenger. The 22-year-old American lined up for the medal race in the women’s 400 meter hurdles on Friday night at the World Athletics Championships with the second- and third-fastest women in history also running — and she left them in her wake. Already the world record holder, McLaughlin didn’t just lower that time,… Source link
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Sydney McLaughlin looks on after breaking the World Record in the Women’s 400 meter hurdle final. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) Sydney McLaughlin just keeps getting better. The U.S. track star who won two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics ran the 400-meter hurdles in 51.41 seconds at the U.S. outdoor track and field championships on Saturday. The winning time set a new world record, besting her gold-medal time of 51.46 seconds at the Tokyo Games last August. That run topped the… Source link
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