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The Hindu
5 days ago
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- The Hindu
Reigning Olympic 400m hurdles champ Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone tries 100m hurdles, finishes fifth
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's experiment at dropping down to the 100m hurdles ended in defeat on Saturday, with the reigning Olympic 400m hurdles champion finishing fifth at the Philadelphia Grand Slam Track meeting. 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. The 25-year-old American superstar came home in 12.70sec and never looked like threatening Jamaican winner Ackera Nugent, who crossed in 12.44sec. Tia Jones of the United States was second in 12.60sec, with Jamaica's Megan Tapper third in 12.66sec. In other events in Saturday's meeting, Olympic 200m champion Gabby Thomas suffered a surprise defeat in her favoured event, beaten into second place by Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. Jefferson-Wooden, a 100m bronze medallist at the Paris Olympics last year, stormed home in 21.99sec with Thomas second in 22.10sec. Tamari Davis took third in 22.59sec, just ahead of Britain's Dina Asher-Smith in 22.65. Related Topics Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
France 24
6 days ago
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- France 24
McLaughlin-Levrone fifth in 100m hurdles Philadelphia experiment
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. The 25-year-old American superstar came home in 12.70sec and never looked like threatening Jamaican winner Ackera Nugent, who crossed in 12.44sec. Tia Jones of the United States was second in 12.60sec, with Jamaica's Megan Tapper third in 12.66sec. In other events in Saturday's meeting, Olympic 200m champion Gabby Thomas suffered a surprise defeat in her favoured event, beaten into second place by Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. Jefferson-Wooden, a 100m bronze medallist at the Paris Olympics last year, stormed home in 21.99sec with Thomas second in 22.10sec. Tamari Davis took third in 22.59sec, just ahead of Britain's Dina Asher-Smith in 22.65.
France 24
04-05-2025
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- France 24
Bednarek runs this year's world-best 200m to win at Miami Grand Slam
The 26-year-old from Tulsa, the 200m runner-up at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics, defeated Britain's Zharnel Hughes by 0.29 of a second with Jamaica's Oblique Seville third, also in 20.13. Bednarek, also a 200m runner-up at the 2022 world championships on home soil in Eugene, captured the Miami men's 100 title on Saturday in a wind-aided 9.79 seconds. American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won the 400m in 49.69 seconds, beating fellow American Anna Hall by 1.99 seconds. Two-time reigning Olympic 400m hurdles champion McLaughlin-Levrone won her specialty on Saturday with the fastest time in the world this year of 52.07 seconds. McLaughlin-Levrone broke her own world record last August in capturing the title in Paris with a run of 50.37.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Bednarek runs this year's world-best 200m to win at Miami Grand Slam
American Kenny Bednarek won the men's 200m title at the Grand Slam Series Miami meet with the fastest time in the world this year of 19.84 seconds (Steph Chambers) American Kenny Bednarek set the fastest time in the world this year by winning the 200 meters in 19.84 seconds at Sunday's Grand Slam Track series Miami meet. The 26-year-old from Tulsa, the 200m runner-up at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics, defeated Britain's Zharnel Hughes by 0.29 of a second with Jamaica's Oblique Seville third, also in 20.13. Advertisement Bednarek, also a 200m runner-up at the 2022 world championships on home soil in Eugene, captured the Miami men's 100 title on Saturday in a wind-aided 9.79 seconds. American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won the 400m in 49.69 seconds, beating fellow American Anna Hall by 1.99 seconds. Two-time reigning Olympic 400m hurdles champion McLaughlin-Levrone won her specialty on Saturday with the fastest time in the world this year of 52.07 seconds. McLaughlin-Levrone broke her own world record last August in capturing the title in Paris with a run of 50.37. js/bb
NBC Sports
04-05-2025
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- NBC Sports
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Kenny Bednarek, Alison dos Santos unbeaten in Grand Slam Track
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Kenny Bednarek and Alison dos Santos are the only runners to win their first four races through the first two Grand Slam Track meets. McLaughlin-Levrone completed her second consecutive 400m-400m hurdles group sweep on Sunday, taking the flat 400m in 49.69 seconds at Grand Slam Track Miami. On Saturday, she won the 400m hurdles in 52.07, the fastest time ever run before the month of June. McLaughlin-Levrone has won 12 consecutive 400m hurdles finals dating to her last defeat at the 2019 World Championships, breaking the world record six times in that span to bring it down from 52.16 to 50.37. GRAND SLAM TRACK: Full Results McLaughlin-Levrone said after the first Grand Slam Track in Kingston, Jamaica last month that she was looking at switching events for the next Grand Slam in Philadelphia (May 30-June 1, live on Peacock), running the 100m and 100m hurdles instead of the 400m and 400m hurdles. McLaughlin-Levrone last raced the 100m in 2018 at age 18 — 11.07 seconds with heavy tailwind of 3.5 meters per second. The world's fastest woman can run under 11 seconds with no tailwind. McLaughlin-Levrone has run the 100m hurdles a little more frequently with a best time of 12.65. The world's top women can break 12.50. McLaughlin-Levrone could face some of them in Philadelphia, including Paris Olympic gold medalist Masai Russell, who on Friday ran the second-fastest time in history — 12.17 seconds. Also Sunday, Kenny Bednarek, the two-time Olympic 200m silver medalist, stayed undefeated in the 100m-200m sprints group with a 200m victory in 19.84, the world's best time this year. 'I'm going to be dominant this year,' Bednarek said on the broadcast. Brazil's Alison dos Santos won the 400m in 44.53, a personal best by one hundredth, to sweep the men's 400m-400m hurdles group, just as he did in Kingston last month. Nick Zaccardi,
