Sydney McLaughlin used to have competition. However, now her greatest competitor is the clock after she broke the world record for the 400-meter hurdles race.
Breaking records for McLaughlin is not new. She has now broken the world record for the fourth time in two years on July 22nd after running a time of 50.68 seconds during the Oregon world championships. She beat her previous record by 0.73 seconds, which she had set only 27 days before the competition at the U.S. championships.
Despite breaking records and winning competitions, McLaughlin continues to seek improvement, telling reporters after the world championships, “I think we’re all figuring out that, yes, there are 10 barriers, but we can run them a lot faster than people think. I still think that wasn’t even a super clean race.”
Behind her were Femke Bol representing the Netherlands, who finished in second with a time of 52.27 seconds, and American Dalilah Muhammad, who landed in third with a time of 53.13 seconds.
2022 Tokyo Olympics’ bronze medalist Bol may be the rival McLaughlin needs to push herself to break her own record again not only during the 2024 Paris Olympics but also in upcoming and future competitions.
Muhammad used to hold the world record until McLaughlin emerged. Despite injuries that have halted Muhammad’s training and competitions, she continues to show her prevailing strength by continuing to place in major races:
“I was kind of nervous, honestly, going into this meet, not knowing where my fitness level would be. So to get a medal shows my resilience as an athlete.”
Since finishing second to three-time Olympic medalist and multiple-time world champion Muhammad in the 2019 Qatar world championships, McLaughlin has become one of track and field’s most influential and powerful athletes.
After breaking Muhammad’s world record in the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials, McLaughlin broke the record for the second time a couple of weeks later, which earned her the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
In June, she decreased the record time once again, running a time of 51.41 seconds at the U.S. championships. On July 20th, McLaughlin won her semifinal heat that led up to the world championship final, running the 400-meters in 52.17 seconds.
McLaughlin’s constant determination to improve has allowed her to repeatedly demolish world records and become the best runner she can be.
Link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/22/sports/sydney-mclaughlin-400-hurdles.html
Breaking records for McLaughlin is not new. She has now broken the world record for the fourth time in two years on July 22nd after running a time of 50.68 seconds during the Oregon world championships. She beat her previous record by 0.73 seconds, which she had set only 27 days before the competition at the U.S. championships.
Despite breaking records and winning competitions, McLaughlin continues to seek improvement, telling reporters after the world championships, “I think we’re all figuring out that, yes, there are 10 barriers, but we can run them a lot faster than people think. I still think that wasn’t even a super clean race.”
Behind her were Femke Bol representing the Netherlands, who finished in second with a time of 52.27 seconds, and American Dalilah Muhammad, who landed in third with a time of 53.13 seconds.
2022 Tokyo Olympics’ bronze medalist Bol may be the rival McLaughlin needs to push herself to break her own record again not only during the 2024 Paris Olympics but also in upcoming and future competitions.
Muhammad used to hold the world record until McLaughlin emerged. Despite injuries that have halted Muhammad’s training and competitions, she continues to show her prevailing strength by continuing to place in major races:
“I was kind of nervous, honestly, going into this meet, not knowing where my fitness level would be. So to get a medal shows my resilience as an athlete.”
Since finishing second to three-time Olympic medalist and multiple-time world champion Muhammad in the 2019 Qatar world championships, McLaughlin has become one of track and field’s most influential and powerful athletes.
After breaking Muhammad’s world record in the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials, McLaughlin broke the record for the second time a couple of weeks later, which earned her the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
In June, she decreased the record time once again, running a time of 51.41 seconds at the U.S. championships. On July 20th, McLaughlin won her semifinal heat that led up to the world championship final, running the 400-meters in 52.17 seconds.
McLaughlin’s constant determination to improve has allowed her to repeatedly demolish world records and become the best runner she can be.
Link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/22/sports/sydney-mclaughlin-400-hurdles.html
