While McLaughlin-Levrone toyed with the 400m flat between Tokyo and Paris, a collection of injuries sidetracked her progression. After she missed the Worlds in 2023, it was clear that her focus would remain on the event that she has owned over the last several years. That "always improving...
"Honestly, my coach and I are still kind of figuring out what we want to do. This season was amazing with the 400 hurdles, but I still think there's more we're looking for there," McLaughlin-Levrone said. "I know the open 400m, my PR (personal record) is pretty close to my 400...
Before this year, McLaughlin-Levrone had not run a 200m since 2018. Last year, she ran the flat 400m rather than the hurdles and posted the world’s fastest time in that event for the season. But she missed August’s world championships due to a small PCL tear in ...
In her fourth successive final, McLaughlin-Levrone broke her own world record for the fourth time, her 50.37 seconds obliterating the 50.65 she ran to win the US Olympic trials in June, and a time which would have left her just one place short of makin...
McLaughlin-Levrone finishes each day with a recovery activity such as an ice bath or massage. “When I head home for the day, I make sure I’m fueled, recovered, and getting as much sleep as possible to let my body reset for the next day,” she said. “That would be the most typi...
Defending world 100m and 200m champions Kerley and Lyles are back to challenge for the title again, while Sha'Carri Richardson makes her first Worlds team. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will race in the 400m flat. Discover the full team.