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World Athletics Championships 2022: Sydney McLaughlin Breaks World Record In 400m Hurdles – In Pics

Sydney McLaughlin shattered her world record by a whopping 0.73 seconds Friday, blazing through the 400m hurdles in 50.68 seconds for her first career gold medal at World Athletics Championships in Eugene. Femke Bol of the Netherlands finished second in 52.27 — that's a 1.59-second difference — and defending world champion Dalilah Muhammad finished third in 53.13 — a time that would've won the race going away a mere seven years ago. After the medal ceremony, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe presented McLaughlin with a check for $100,000 — the bonus for anyone who sets a world mark at this meet.

Sydney McLaughlin shattered her world record by a whopping 0.73 seconds Friday, blazing through the 400m hurdles in 50.68 seconds for her first career gold medal at World Athletics Championships in Eugene. Femke Bol of the Netherlands finished second in 52.27 — that's a 1.59-second difference — and defending world champion Dalilah Muhammad finished third in 53.13 — a time that would've won the race going away a mere seven years ago. After the medal ceremony, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe presented McLaughlin with a check for $100,000 — the bonus for anyone who sets a world mark at this meet.

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