Athletics: World record and gold for Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in women’s 400m hurdles
This is a big one. The women’s 400m hurdles final. Will the world or Olympic record fall?
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Femke Bol each get an incredible reception, the latter from the many Dutch fans in the crowd.
And what can Anna Cockrell or Rushell Clayton produce?
Off they go. It’s a fast start from McLaughlin-Levrone who’s already nearly up to Bol on the stagger! This is incredible.
Bol has now found her feet but the U.S. runner is visibly ahead now.
Coming into the home straight and this is Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s to lose while Bol might be down in bronze or out of the medals!
50.37 – a new world record for perhaps the greatest women’s hurdler ever, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone!
Remarkable.
Cockrell came through for silver in 51.87 with Bol just barely hanging on to bronze in 52.15.