She makes the extraordinary look like routine. After the Jamaica leg of the $30 million Grand Slam Track, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone did her Sydney thing at Miami. But don’t be fooled by the poise. This wasn’t just about another sweep. Yes, she owned Miami. In back-to-back days, she scorched through the 400m hurdles with a world-leading 52.07 and followed it up with a clinical 49.69 in the flat 400m. Two golds. Another $100,000 in the bank. That’s how champions move. But what makes this moment different? For the first time in her career, Sydney’s stepping into a space not even she has conquered before.
Honestly, who saw this coming? Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is stepping back onto the 100m flat track—for the first time since 2018! She clocked 11.07 as a teenager, but now, with years of strength and precision behind her, she’s returning at the Philadelphia Grand Slam Track in the Short Hurdles group. With a 12.65s PB in the 100m hurdles, could she be ready to fly in both events?
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has not done a 100m since she was eighteen years old in early 2018. She did 11.07w and has a 100mH Personal Best of 12.65seconds done in 2021. Going into the Short Hurdles Group at Grand Slam Track could see her going faster over both events.
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