Sydney McLaughlin of the United States broke her world record Wednesday and won the Olympic 400-meter-hurdles goldTOKYO -- Sydney McLaughlin broke the world record. Muhammad came over and gave her a congratulatory hug. “And I died a bit.”Starting from Lane 7, Muhammad came out of the blocks and made up the lag quickly — too quickly? As McLaughlin and Muhammad scaled the last hurdle, it was McLaughlin who moved ahead and started inching away. Before Muhammad broke it, the world record had stood at 52.34 for 16 years.

Source: ABC News August 04, 2021 02:50 UTC