US EditionMcLaughlin-Levrone fifth in 100m hurdles Philadelphia experiment
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone tried competing in the 100-meter hurdles at the Grand Slam event in Philadelphia on Saturday, where she placed fifth.
- McLaughlin-Levrone, the 25-year-old American and reigning Olympic 400m hurdles champion, entered the race seeking to try a shorter hurdles event.
- The race took place on a rainy, overcast day at Franklin Field where McLaughlin-Levrone never threatened the Jamaican winner, Ackera Nugent, who finished first.
- Ackera Nugent won in 12.44 seconds ahead of Tia Jones and Megan Tapper , while McLaughlin-Levrone timed 12.70 seconds.
- The outcome suggests McLaughlin-Levrone remains dominant in the 400m hurdles but faces tougher competition in the 100m hurdles discipline.
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Athletics-McLaughlin-Levrone impresses in 100m debut in Philadelphia
(Reuters) -Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ventured beyond her usual 400 metres event, clocking an impressive 11.21 seconds to take second place in her first professional 100 metres flat race at the Grand Slam Track meet in Philadelphia on Sunday. The American four-time Olympic champion and world record holder in the 400 metres hurdles, accustomed to dominating the one-lap event, found herself beaten by Jamaica’s Ackera Nugent, who won in 11.11 second…
US sprinter Kenneth Bednarek continued his winning season at the Grand Slam Track Series when he won the 200m again in Philadelphia. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone tested herself in the 100m hurdles, finishing in a strong fifth place.
Reigning Olympic 400m hurdles champ Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone tries 100m hurdles, finishes fifth
McLaughlin-Levrone, who has been unbeatable over her specialist event since 2019, found the going tougher over the shorter hurdles discipline at a rainy and overcast Franklin Field.
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