How many times can you break a world record? Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone did it six times in a span of about three and a half years. Had she been going to the Tokyo Olympic Championships as a 400m Hurdler, there is no doubt a gold medal might’ve been guaranteed. But no, 400m is where she wants to test herself. “I felt like this year, I wanted to step out of the box and really push myself in a different way.” And that’s where the story unfolds…

The American only ran 400m in the 2023 season, looking to go to the Budapest World Championships as a 400m runner, though the knee injury had her sitting out. McLaughlin-Levrone was undefeated in all her 400m races that season, except one. When Marileidy Paulino and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone came face to face. And that race is something Sydney woul

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