Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone became the first woman in nearly 40 years to crack 48 seconds in the 400 meters Thursday, running 47.78 in a historically fast one-lap race at the world championships. Pushed ...

TOKYO — When Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone powered though the final curve of the 400-meter final at the world championships, she glanced to her right and saw something that hadn’t been there in a while.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone nearly broke the longest-standing world record in sprinting in winning her first world title in the flat 400m after legendary success in the hurdles. McLaughlin-Levrone ...

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set a new women's 400-meter American record during a semifinal at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Tuesday. McLaughlin-Levrone finished with a time of 48.29 ...

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone had a coronation of sorts at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Thursday. The Team USA star broke her own world record in the women's 400m hurdles final to repeat as Olympic champion ...

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone made history at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday, setting the championship record in the 400 meters to win gold. The American sprinter posted a ...

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone tore another chunk off the 400m hurdles world record in a stunning defence of her Olympic crown at the Stade de France in Paris. The race was billed as a showdown between the ...

Sydney McLaughlin was only 17 years old when she made her Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio Games, becoming the youngest Olympic track and field athlete since 1972. As one of the U.S. Olympic team’s ...