Sydney McLaughlin-Levone interrupts 19-year 400m American record

American “Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone responds after the target line in the semifinals of women’s 400m during the World Athletical Championship in Tokyo 16. September 2025. (photo Iuichi Yamazaki / AFP) (photo Iuichi Yamazaki / AFP)

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16. September 2006 years, direction and fields of Legend Sania Richards-Ross Ran 48.70 to violate the American record in a dash 400 meters in Athens, Greece. Today in Tokyo, Japan, at the World Athletical Open Now, Sydney McLaughlin-Levone has broken the minutes exactly 19 years later, and 48.29. The McLaughlin-Levrone record is set to the number seven on all timetables.

The largest competitors of McLaughlin-Levone who will most likely join at the Podium are 2019. World Champions Salva Eid Naser and the ruling world and Olympic Champion Marileidi Paulino. Eid Naser is the third all the time with Personal of 48:14. Immediately behind in all the time lists Paulino in the fourth 48.17.

Predicting the podium in Tokyo is difficult for several reasons. Eid Naser and Paulino met on the track seven times this season. Paulino won the four of those times. However, EID Naser has the latest victory from the diamond league finals in Zurich a few weeks ago.

Zurich, Switzerland – 28. August: Salva Eid Naser Team Bahrain is competing in the female final 400m during Veltclassza Zurich, part of the 2025 diamond league on Letigrund 28. August 2025 in Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo: Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Images)

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Both of these women will want to be settled, and even equalized with each other as we approach the female 400-meter finals. However, McLaughlin-Levrone showed in today’s semifinals that it is ready to break through any competition Paulino and Eid Naser bring the path.

The six-craft world holder for a record in obstacles 400 meters exude a huge talent over more disciplines in sports. During his career, the Olympic champion tried several events. Last year in La Grand Prik, McLaughlin-Levone Ran 22.07 in 200-meters Dash to win the fourth most time in case, Gabbi Thomas. It qualified that she qualified to represent the US team in 200-meters Dash at the World Cup this year.

During his time with the Grand Slam Track, McLaughlin-Levone participated in the Group of Events short obstacles in Filadelphia. She led 12.70 in obstacles of 100 meters, not too shy of 12.65 personal best. The next day in a dash of 100 meters, she wounded 11.21. Her personal berics in events would qualify for the US Championship and whether the world’s open-end attraction is the standard input championship.

Based on her athletic success in youth and its ability to raise into elite standards for any event in which it participates, it is not surprising that it was ready to violate the American record and fight for Medal in Tokyo.

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Sydney McLaughlin-Levone (USA) participates in the World Athletic Championship 2025. at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, 14. September 2025. years. (Photo: Pat Scaasi / Mi News / Nurphoto)

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McLaughlin-Levrone travels to break American records in a dash 400 meters was a multi-year project. In 2023. McLaughlin-Levrone expressed the desire to stop the record, so she ran several races in trying to rewrite history. In fact, it never runs on a race of a 400 meter of heavy race. At the US Championships in 2023. year, the two-way Olympic champion was close, running 48.74. Not too long after that, McLaughlin-Levrone announced that she would not participate in the World Cup that year due to injury.

In 2024. year, she returned to focus on obstacles of 400 meters, but she still ran several races of 400 meters in hopes of lowering the minutes. At the Grand Priq, McLaughlin-Levone RAN 48.75, still lacks a record for five hundred seconds.

After successfully completed his third Olympic year with another gold medal and two world records, McLaughlin-Levrone decided this year to compete in Championships with 400 meters. Her commitment to this plan was monumental and meant that the only way to compete at the Tokyo’s World Open Championship, if she placed in the first three in that event.

2023. was a different situation for McLaughlin-Levone. Since it was in 2022. The World Headquarters of 400 meters, if she decided not to start a dash of 400 meters in Budapest after the success of qualification, could start 400 meters’ barriers based on the global athletic rules. All in all, it was not important that the Mclaughlin-Levone event decided to focus or compete in that year; Her place in the US team was already protected.

After competing in Budapest at all and eventually she did not defend the title, she had no goodbye in any event for this year’s championship. She had no choice but to compete and performed well if she wanted to qualify for Tokyo.

On the American Championship 2025. year, six times world record was 48.90 to win the American title and hit his ticket in Tokyo, giving her three more chances to try to try the record this year.

Eugene, Oregon – 02. August: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is celebrated after winning a gold medal in the final shot of socks and Fire Female 400m during 2025. Anticipation of Oversity at Herav in Eugene, Eugene, Oregon. (Photo Patrick Smith / Getty Images)

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Neither one’s surprise, McLaughlin-Levrone did a job at the Semifinal Semifinals today and can now add 400 meters of the Dash American recording record in its impressive resume.

After running 48.29, she talked to NBC’s Lewis Johnson. Johnson asked McLaughlin-Levone if he was expected to drain quickly and surprised that she led the record in the semifinals. She expressed that she was a little surprised by an exceptional feat.

“I didn’t expect that” said McLaughlin-Levone. “It obviously shows that my fitness exists, it just gives a confidence for the finals. Just grateful that he violated the record of amazing women who kept it so long.”

McLaughlin-Levone, EID Naser and Paulino are all serious candidates for the World Cup title. Busy strips five, seven and nine, respectively. These three champions will test their talents as they fight to win.

The rest of the finals of 400 meters will include Jamaican records and the ninth champion for the interior and British minutes of the Amber Amber Anthrament, the Olympic Champions and the Norwegian record and the Olympic State and the Olympic State.

Fans who want to watch live action can be adapted to Peacock and the US on Thursday, 18. September, at 9:24 p.m. EST.