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Sydney McLaughlin Levrone broke the 400-meter hurdles world record for the fifth time on Sunday, clocking a time of 50.65 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles. US Olympic Trials.

The 24-year-old managed to beat her previous record by 0.03 seconds, which was also set at Hayward Stadium in Eugene two years ago, and in the process earned a spot on the U.S. team. Paris Olympics.

Running down lane five, McLaughlin-Levron was leading the race by the 250-meter mark and opened up a large lead when she raced into the home straight.

She finished almost two seconds behind Anna Cockerill in second place, with a look of disbelief on her face as she crossed the line and caught her breath.

“Honestly, I didn’t expect it at the time,” McLaughlin told Levrone. He told reporters later“Knowing that there is more and more to fix is ​​a confidence booster heading into Paris,” he added.

Despite having competed in the 400m hurdles just once this year before the US trials, McLaughlin-Levrone easily cruised through the heats before reaching the final on Sunday.

She will go to the Paris Olympics as one of the stars of the American team and a strong favorite to defend the title she won three years ago, with Dutch athlete Femke Bohl likely to provide the strongest competition.

Cockerill and Jasmine Jones completed the podium at the US Trials with personal best times of 52.64 and 52.77 seconds to qualify for the Paris Games.

“I would love to get under 50 points at some point,” McLaughlin-Lefron said. “I don’t know if it’s this year or next year. I’m just always trying to achieve more, see what’s possible and keep improving the racing.

“There are so many different ways to run it, and I feel like every time I’m on the track, I think about what’s the best way.”

McLaughlin-Levrone now owns seven of the 10 fastest times in history in the 400m hurdles, while four of her five world records were set at Hayward Field.

In the men’s competition, Ray Benjamin set a record time of 46.46 seconds in the trials, as he looks to raise the silver medal he won behind the Norwegian. Carsten Warholm At the Tokyo Olympics. CJ Allen and Trevor Bassett also joined the team after finishing second and third respectively.