– This is a phenomenon the world has never seen before, said news’s athletics commentator Christina Vukicevic. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke her own world record with a time of 50.37 and won by a whopping 1.5 seconds. But that could change soon, if athletics president Sebastian Coe gets his way. He has advocated raising the height of the hurdles for women. – It is a personal view, I have spoken to 400 meter athletes and they actually think it is something that we should look at, said Coe according to Reuters. WORLD RECORD: This is what the smile looks like when you set a world record in the Olympics. Photo: BEN STANSALL / AFP Today, the hurdles are about 15 centimeters lower than those the men jump over. French home hope Louise Maraval shook her head and gestured when she heard about Coe’s statements from news after the WC final: – No, no, no. There are ten of them. It doesn’t work. Maybe for 100 meters, but not for 400! – Not for 400? – It just doesn’t work! The other big star in the 400 meter hurdles, Dutch star Femke Bol, was not particularly positive either. – I don’t think I would do it because then 49 seconds is even more difficult to run, she said. OUT OF THE CURRENT: For Louise Maraval, it is out of the question that the hurdle height should be raised, as athletics president Sebastian Coe wants. Photo: Petr David Josek / AP The records hailed Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was the reigning Olympic champion and world record holder in the 400 meter hurdles. – It shouldn’t be possible, but she is fantastically good. She outclasses the rest of the world’s elite by half a page, says news commentator Jann Post. For the world records have hailed from McLaughlin-Levrone. In the last six championships, she has set world records. It was double American with Anna Cockrell in second place, she ran in the fifth fastest time of all time, but was as much as 1.5 seconds behind. There was no duel The American had full control over Dutch Femke Bol. It has been two years since the two giants last met. And Bol was far behind the superb world record holder McLaughlin-Levrone. – Doesn’t look like she has lactic acid, said news’s athletics expert Vebjørn Rodal. KNUST: There was never a real duel between Femke Bol and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters The Olympic record was 51.46 seconds. Five weeks ago, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set a world record of 50.65 seconds in Eugene, USA. The favorite fell to the ground: – An ugly, ugly bang 00:16 Leader with seconds left, then the blunder happens! 00:46 Shock finish in 1,500 meters – no Norwegian medal 01:10 Super Swede with new world record – Duplantis with superb Olympic gold 00:55 Show more Published 08/08/2024, at 21.37 Updated 08.08.2024, at 11.30 p.m
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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone crushed Femke Bol and set a world record in the 400 meter hurdles during the Olympics in Paris – Olympics Paris 2024
