TOKYO (REUTERS) – American Sydney McLaughlin broke her own 400m hurdles world record to win the gold medal in 51.46 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday (Aug 4).
The 21-year-old stuttered on the penultimate barrier but was a metre clear coming down the home stretch as she powered across the line to beat her previous record of 51.90 set at the US trials in June.
Compatriot Dalilah Muhammad took the silver in 51.58sec and Femke Bol of the Netherlands claimed the bronze in 52.03sec.
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