He is the clear favorite to win and the only question is whether he can achieve it with a new world record. And he did it! Sydney McLaughlin He again won Olympic gold in the 400 hurdles and did so for the second time, setting a new world record. If in Tokyo he won in 51”46, this time he lowered it to 50”37. In the second position also came the North American Anna Cockrell with 51″87, surprising the Dutch Femke Bolthird with 52″15.
“Any way you look at it, it was a great race. I knew I had to run hard to get the win,” McLaughlin said with a big smile after the race. “I thank God for allowing me to celebrate my birthday in this way,” said the American, who turned 25 the day before. “My whole family is here at the track. We will celebrate it, we will enjoy it as we should, but we also have to prepare for the relay,” she said, thinking about the 4x400m that she still has to run and where she too will be favorites for gold alongside their North American peers.
In the final length, victory went to the North American Come on Daviswho jumped 7.10 meters to fly higher than anyone in the Saint-Denis counter pit. The German Malaika Mihamboworld champion and defending Olympic title, was second with 6.98m. The podium was completed Jasmine Moore with 6.96m.
Source: La Verdad
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