Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone shatters her world record for the 6th Time to retain.... As the entire world waited in anticipation of Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's run shortly after midnight (August 9th, 12.55am), she was under unbelievable pressure. With a new personal best time of 50.37 seconds, which has never been achieved in this event, this American athlete, who has repeatedly shown herself to be the greatest at the 400-meter hurdles, broke her own world record for the sixth time. Paraphrase In addition to winning gold, McLaughlin-Levrone's run beat the previous world record of 50.65 seconds, which she had set earlier in June. She ran quite well to start the race, and by the time she reached the fourth hurdle (200m), her lead was clearly visible. She surged away from the field quickly after that and won the event by a wide margin. Femke Bol finished in third place, while her colleague Anna Cockrell finished in second place with a time of 51.87 seconds (PB), earning her first Olympic gold. Paraphrase Bol did not perform up to her typical level, dropping a second behind her European record of 50.95 (51.87), therefore the much-anticipated duel between her and McLaughlin-Levrone did not work out. ...