Urgent:Sydney McLaughlin Rushed to the Hospital in a Critical Condition
American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has won the 400-meter hurdles in the Olympics twice in a row. She set a new world record time of 50.37 to win the gold on Thursday in Paris under the lights. She set the previous record, which was 50.65.
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She set a new world record time of 50.37 to win the gold on Thursday in Paris under the lights. She set the previous record, which was 50.65.
McLaughlin-Levrone passed her Dutch competitor Femke Bol as she claimed the lead heading into the last turn. Bol started to falter just before crossing the finish line, but American Ana Cockrell was able to grab the silver.
The first female Olympian to win two gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles is McLaughlin-Levrone. About half an hour earlier, the Americans had won two medals in the men’s 200-meter race, and now the women’s two medals were added to that total. Bronze went to Noah Lyles, and silver went to Kenny Bednarek.
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Following the race, Lyles disclosed that he received a COVID-19 diagnosis two days prior. The sprinter was trying to make Olympic history by becoming the first American to win the 100-meter and 200-meter races in four decades.
