Sydney McLaughlin Levrone Seeing world-class efforts It’s easy to secure a spot on Sunday 400m Hurdles Final He competed at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials and led what would likely be one of America’s strongest events in Paris.
With cash medallist McLaughlin-Lebronni World No. 1barely breaking a sweat in Saturday’s semifinal, clocking a time of 52.48 seconds to advance to Sunday’s scorching hot final at Hayward Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.
A cool-headed McLaughlin-Levrone promised to “go big.” The last event of the tournamentscheduled for 8:29 pm ET.
She will no doubt be chased by Anna Cockrell, who recorded a personal best of 52.95 in the semifinals to book a spot in the finals.
In contrast to McLaughlin-Levrone’s businesslike demeanor, Cockrell could barely contain his delight at breaking the 53-second mark for the first time.
“It means we’re ready,” she said. “It’s proof that what we’ve been working on is working. I’m really happy.”
A strong field will be fielded in Sunday’s final, including Tokyo silver medallists Dalilah Muhammad and Shamier Little. He won Saturday’s qualifying round..
Tokyo silver medalist Keni Harrison Rio silver medalist Nia Ali Aleisha Johnson, who recorded a best time of 12.36 seconds in the semifinals, will compete in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles at 8 p.m.
Tokyo silver medalists Rai Benjamin and CJ Allen will compete in the men’s 400m hurdles at 8:20 p.m. They recorded the top two semifinal times with times of 47.97 and 48.16 seconds, respectively.
