McLaughlin-Levrone runs 50.65 to break world record, qualify to defend Olympic title
Published:Sunday | June 30, 2024 | 7:47 PM
EUGENE, Oregon (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone lowered her world record once again, running the 400-meter hurdles in 50.65 seconds Sunday to win the US Olympic trials.
In only her fourth long hurdles race of the season, the 24-year-old defending Olympic champion cleared all 10 barriers with ease, then went on a dead sprint to the line to break the record for the fifth time.
Four of those marks have now come on track at University of Oregon's Hayward Field.
She held her hand over her mouth and stared in amazement when she saw the time come up. The mark was .03 seconds better than her run at Hayward in the 2022 world championships.
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