“She ran in Atlanta, and she was having problems attacking the hurdles and getting her steps together” because of all her newfound speed, hurdling great Edwin Moses said of McLaughlin-Levrone’s first 400-hurdles race of 2024. “I told her I’d had similar problems and that her brain ju...
a “legends” meet hosted by the most legendary hurdler of all, Edwin Moses. McLaughlin-Levrone hadn’t competed in that in nearlytwo years. She had, however, made vague allusions to improbable Olympic race combinations. The kinds only someone with her talents would even dare...
The Tokyo Olympics were probably one of the best. That was Sydney’s first Olympic final and Muhammad had to defend her Rion Olympic gold in front of the rising talent. To understand the depth of that race we mi...
'A class of one': Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's historic race Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone achieved history in the women's 400m hurdles in Paris, delivering a true one-of-one performance. Choose Playlist Previous slider pageNext slider page Track & Field Gold Medal Moments History Makers Inspirational...
McLaughlin-Levrone finished the race in 50.37 seconds, beating out her own previous world record time of 50.65 seconds, which she set back in June at the U.S. Olympic trials. This was the sixth time she had set the world record for the 400-meter hurdles. ...
Since her last world record, McLaughlin-Levrone has achieved much more than just gold medals—she got married,wrote a memoir,andcreated a clothing line with New Balance. She achieved all of this while simultaneously training for the opportunity to race in the 2024 Paris Olympics. ...
When McLaughlin-Levrone won gold at the Tokyo Games, she broke the world record in the 400-meter hurdle. Since then, she's crossed the finish line with three better times than that gold-medal race. She will compete in the 4x400 women's relay this upcoming weekend, too. Her relay team...
There are some mind-blowing stats behind McLaughlin-Levrone’s run. Consider a comparison with the women’s 400m event – a flat race with no hurdles – which concludes with the Olympic final on Friday night. There were 24 semi-finalists, and had McLaughlin-Levrone ran this world record alo...
Speaking in a post-race press conference in footage shared via Yahoo Sport’s TikTok on Thursday, August 8, McLaughlin-Levrone, 25, shared the special story behind the headwear choice. “My sister-in-law brought that. I didn’t tell her to bring that. She told me she was going to brin...
"It's a progression, you know. Shaking the rust off after two years - I'll take a 52.7," McLaughlin-Levrone said after the race. "There are things to work on and I haven't had much hurdle practice, so there's things to improve." McLaughlin-Levrone, who misse...