Eugene. WC set the first world record.
Sydney McLaughlin, 22, broke her own world record in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 50.68. In the mixed zone, Mondo Duplants continued the race with the Sportbladet.
“He’s sick, you always want to see athletes who go absolutely crazy on the track,” he says.
It’s a hard time to digest.
Sydney McLaughlin He had already lowered the world record in the 400-meter hurdles from 52.16 to 51.41 at various stages before the race. Eternity at enemy distance.
But in the World Cup final, she unleashed everything. From the first step I ran away from Fimke Paul and the world champion Dalilah Muhammad and throughout the race the distance increased. In the end, the clock stopped at 50.68, 73 percent faster than its previous record.
“Particularly overstepping the bounds”
She sat by herself on the track and seemed to say “Impossible” when she saw the time.
– It’s really special to push boundaries like this for myself. Just focus on ten hurdles and improve them. What more could I ask for? , says McLaughlin, who himself did not want to take credit.
– I can do nothing without God. I can’t take any credit for this, she says.
She doesn’t think the line is drawn here.
– I’m just trying to see which boundaries can be broken. She says it can go faster.
“You want to maintain the world record trend”
Sportbladet followed the race with the recently qualified Mondo Duplantis in the mixed zone. He was greatly influenced by the star of the same age.
– We competed in the same competitions through high school. She “killed” everyone at the time. We were getting the same awards and getting to know each other that way.
Time is faster than two finalists in the 400m…
– Maybe faster than running the 400 metres, laughs Mondo, who was his inspiration ahead of Sunday’s final.
– Yes, it’s great. He says I hope the world record trend continues.
Fimke Paul finished second in the final with a time of 52.27 seconds, ahead of Dalila Mohamed, who ran the race in 53.27 seconds.