Sydney McLaughlin walked out the front door of Hayward Field after achieving the 400 obstacles world gold with stratospheric marks of 50”68, taking one step beyond human limitations. At 22 years old, Mc Laughlin once again signed another epic career and, this time, in front of his public. Last year he regretted winning and setting the world record in an empty stadium in Tokyo, but fate saved him the best reward by doing it at home, with his entire family and the public chanting his name and celebrating his success. And as has been happening since 2019, his rival to Delilah Muhammadwhich began the series of duels by establishing a world record in Doha 2019. Later, the dominance passed to McLaughlin both in the ‘USA Trials’ and in the Olympic Games, with two world records.
This is the McLaughlin’s third world record at Hayward Field, definitely his talisman track, and the fourth in his locker counting what he got at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium (51”46). In fact, he came to the World Cup after beating his own record at the ‘Trials USA’ a month earlier 51”41. The key to his development is strength works in the legs and their ability to shorten the step. In Doha 2019 he ran with a rhythmic structure of 16 steps between obstacles and in Oregon he did 14 paces at the fifth hurdle and 15 at the tenth. This means that you push yourself more, you have to take fewer steps, and therefore wear less muscle. Also, running 14 steps involves switching legs every time you attack the fence. And be warned: “I see myself losing 50 seconds”.
in the back, Femke Bowl he was a luxurious spectator and he was the first winner world silver with 52”27, a brand that at other times was worth winning, but not this time. We are facing the best generation in history and the Dutch are celebrating it, far from mourning. “Competing against such great rivals makes you better. I am very happy to be able to coincide with them (McLaughlin and Muhammad) since I learn a lot and they motivate me to continue pushing my limits”, said Bol in the post-race press conference. the medal of brass went to the reigning world champion in Doha, Delilah Muhammad, with 53”13who at 32 years old can see how he is losing steam in the test where he became the fastest in history.
“What am I going to do from now on?” he asked. McLaughlin. “Trying new things has been on my mind for a long time. What, I don’t know yet, I leave that in the hands of my coach,” he warned with an air of mystery. He later confirmed that he is exploring the option of running the 400 properly and, if he does, it will be for the world record.
Source: La Verdad
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