Last Friday, Sydney McLaughlin broke her own world record, for the fourth time in the past two years, in the 400m hurdles at the World Athletic Championships. Leaving her competitors in the dust, McLaughlin’s only rival was the clock.
In the past few years, McLaughlin has sprinted into success. She first gained recognition when she placed second at the 2019 World Athletic Championships in Doha, Qatar just behind competitor Dalilah Muhammad. Since 2019, McLaughlin has gone undefeated in the 400m hurdles event. The reigning Olympic Champion only continues to further her list of achievements by winning her first World Championship title last week.
Shocking the crowd, McLaughlin beat her own world record, set less than a month ago, by 0.73 seconds. While this may seem like a blink of an eye, for athletes – specifically sprinters – every fraction of a second counts. She was able to run 400m and jump over 10 hurdles in only 50.68 seconds.
McLaughlin led her heat in the 400m hurdles.
However, McLaughlin will not stop here. Commenting on her performance, McLaughlin states, “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.”
McLaughlin plans to continue training with her coach, Bobby Kersee, expressing that “there’s a lot more to be done.” Although this season is ending, McLaughlin plans to continue to push past her own limits and set even more mind-blowing records in the near future.
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In the past few years, McLaughlin has sprinted into success. She first gained recognition when she placed second at the 2019 World Athletic Championships in Doha, Qatar just behind competitor Dalilah Muhammad. Since 2019, McLaughlin has gone undefeated in the 400m hurdles event. The reigning Olympic Champion only continues to further her list of achievements by winning her first World Championship title last week.
Shocking the crowd, McLaughlin beat her own world record, set less than a month ago, by 0.73 seconds. While this may seem like a blink of an eye, for athletes – specifically sprinters – every fraction of a second counts. She was able to run 400m and jump over 10 hurdles in only 50.68 seconds.
McLaughlin led her heat in the 400m hurdles.
However, McLaughlin will not stop here. Commenting on her performance, McLaughlin states, “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.”
McLaughlin plans to continue training with her coach, Bobby Kersee, expressing that “there’s a lot more to be done.” Although this season is ending, McLaughlin plans to continue to push past her own limits and set even more mind-blowing records in the near future.
Source: https://s3.amazonaws.com/appforest_uf/f1658689695383x296333176522610940/Sydney%20McLaughlin%20Broke%20Her%20Own%20World%20Record.%20Again.%20-%20The%20New%20York%20Times.pdf
