Mclaughlin-Levrone Threatening Long-Time World 400m Record After Breaking US Time
United States' Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone competes in the women's 400 meters semifinal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, on Sept. 16, 2025. Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo
TOKYO—One record down, and maybe one more to go for Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.
McLaughlin-Levrone finished her 400-meter semifinal at the world championships Tuesday in 48.29 seconds, shattering a 19-year-old American mark held by Sanya Richards-Ross by .41 seconds.
