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Sydney McLaughlin has improved her time every time she's been on track, prompting questions abot dipping under-50 seconds.
Paris Olympic 400m hurdles champion Sydney McLaughlin remains unsure if she will break the under 50 seconds barrier next year.
The four-time Olympic champion broke the world 400m hurdles record twice in 2024, taking it from 50.68 to 50.65, and then 50.37 in a dominant fashion.
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13:11 - 23.12.2024
'It’s you against you'– Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone reflects on rivalry and respect for Femke Bol
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone shared heartfelt insights on her rivalry with Femke Bol, emphasizing mutual respect and the sport’s evolution.
While his achievements indicate an athlete on the rise, the American dumpened expectations from his adoring fans when quizzed by World Athletics if she could do sub-50. She said: "That definitely is on my mind for sure. An athlete would naturally want to do that. Whether that happens or not is up to God. I’m just going to work for it, I can’t put a number on it."
The three-time world champion maintained that she won't allow breaking the record distract her, instead, she said she intends to build on momentum following her victory in Paris.
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12:45 - 21.12.2024
Why Sebastian Coe thinks Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's dominance matches David Rudisha’s greatness
David Rudisha was the benchmark, but Sebastian Coe now sees Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's Paris triumph as a rivaling masterpiece.
“It may be me, or maybe an athlete in five or 10 years from now. So I’m just going to continue to try to be the best I can be and if it comes it comes, and if it doesn’t, it doesn’t.
“But I think for me it’s just the desire to improve. Every time you go back to the table and look at it, there is always something you can do better. It’s exciting in the hurdles, that there is always something you can improve on,” she added.
Levrone, 25, is the first track athlete to break four world records in the same event and setting four world records during 13 months. She was the first woman to break the 52-second (June 2021) and 51-second (July 2022) barriers in the 400mH
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