Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone blazed over a wet track for the fastest 400-meter race for a woman since 1985 on Thursday en route to a world championship gold medal.
Sept. 18 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone galloped over a soaked track for the fastest 400-meter race for a woman since 1985 on Thursday en route to a record-setting world title.
« I’m just grateful », McLaughlin-Levrone said at the World Athletics Championships at Japan National Stadium in Tokyo. « You know it’s there and you know you put the work in. To see it come to fruition, it’s always a bit of disbelief. »
McLaughlin-Levrone, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, clocked a 47.78 in the event, edging Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic, who logged a national-record 47.
