Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won Gold in the 400 Meters at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday in a Sensational Time. The 26-Year-old American Clocked 47.78 Seconds, The Fastest Time in Forty Years and the Second-Fastest Time Ever.
The World Record Remains Held by East German Marita Koch, Who Reached 47.60 in 1985. There is a whiff of doping surrounding that record time.
Marileidy Paulino Tok Silver on Thursday with an Equally Extremely Fast Time. The Athlete from the Dominican Republic Finished in 47.98. That is now the third-fastest time ever. Salwa Eid Naser from Bahrain Tok Bronze in 48.19.
It also Rained Heavily Duration the Final At the Japan National Stadium. That is not beneficial to the times.
There are now four women who have ever run under 48 seconds in the 400 meters. Jarmila Kratochvílová Reached a Time of 47.99 in 1983. As with Koch, there are rumors of doping use surrounding kratochvílová, who at the time competed for czechoslovakia.
McLaughlin also World Record Holder in 400 Hurdles
McLaughlin Has Been the World Record Holder in the 400-meter Hurdles Since 2021 and Has Since Improved That Record Several Times. In That Event, She Regularly Thwarted Femke Bol in recent years. The Dutch Woman Never Managed to Beat McLaughlin.
Since this year, McLaughlin Has Beenfully focused on the 400 meters, and she is also in a class of her own in that event. She had Already impressed in the semi-finals on Tuesday by Clocking 48.29, while Holding Back in the Final Stretch.
The Expectation was Therefore That McLaughlin would run an extremely fast time in the final despite the Rain. She lived up to Those Expectations, Although a World record proved to be just too much to ask.
For Bol, The Road to the World Title in the 400-meter Hurdles is open in The Absence of McLaughlin. The Final is on Friday, with the Dutchwoman as the Overhelming Favorite.