American track and field superstar Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone continues to cement herself as one of sports’ greatest ever athletes each time she steps on the track.

McLaughlin-Levrone added to her legend by winning the gold medal in the women’s 400-meter dash at the World Athletics Championships on last Thursday in Tokyo, Japan.

McLaughlin’s victory was spectacular on a number of levels. Her winning time of 47.78 seconds was a new American record. It was also the second fastest time in the history of the event, just off the world record of 47.60 set by East German Marita Koch in 1985.

She also broke a World Championships’ meet record that stood for 42 years. It was also the first time an athlete broke 48 seconds in the 400 in 39 years. McLaughlin-Levrone also defeated a star-studded grou

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