US EditionSydney McLaughlin-Levrone Runs Fastest 400M in 40 Years
- On September 18, 2025, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won the women's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, setting a championship record of 47.78 seconds.
- McLaughlin-Levrone decided to compete in the flat 400 meters after years as a dominant 400-meter hurdler, aiming to prove she could make the switch despite doubts from critics.
- She ran in lane five through steady rain at Tokyo’s National Stadium, overtook favorite Marileidy Paulino near the final turn, and held off Paulino who finished with a national record 47.98 seconds.
- Her time of 47.78 seconds surpassed the championship best of 47.99 seconds set by Jarmila Kratochvilova in 1983 and ranks as the second-fastest performance ever recorded, behind Marita Koch’s 47.60-second world record from 1985.
- McLaughlin-Levrone’s victory reaffirmed her versatility and excellence, with her considering competing in both 400m and 400m hurdles at future championships, highlighting the sport’s competitive depth.
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McLaughlin-Levrone says hurdles-400 double is possible. But would she want to do it?
TOKYO (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone holds the world record in the 400-meter hurdles and took a giant step closer to setting it in the 400 sprint at world championships. Would she ever consider racing in both if the schedule allowed? “Yeah, there’s been a lot of talk of doubles,” she said Friday, after receiving the gold medal for her 47.78-second run in the 400 finals at world championships. “Is it possible is one thing, do I want to do it is…
Sydney McLaughlin Becomes First American Woman to Run 400m Under 48 Seconds - Because of Them We Can
She’s the world champion!Today in Tokyo at the World Athletics Championships, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran a 47.78 to win the women’s 400m. That’s an American record, a championship record, and the second-fastest time in history. It’s the fastest anyone has run the event in 40 years, and it happened on a wet night when most sprinters would’ve played it safe. Two days earlier she ran a 48.29 in the semifinals, erasing Sanya Richards-Ross’s 19-y…
World Athletics Championships 2025: McLaughlin-Levrone’s record-breaking run wins her gold in 400m; Lyles ‘ready’ for 200m final
McLaughlin-Levrone, who stepped away from hurdles to see what she might be able to do in the 400m flat, said she was every bit as focused on winning the title in a new event as going after a record that had always been thought unapproachable.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, 400m hurdles great, runs one of the all-time greatest 400m flat races to win World Championships gold in record time
"I knew there were a lot of people doubting me with making the switch from 400 metres hurdles to the flat 400m, but ultimately, I had faith in my training," Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone said.
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