Give it all you've got in the 400-metre hurdles and take home an Olympic medal and a record

History\u002Dmaking on repeat? In the same discipline? That’s just not normal. But over the past two days, Karsten Warholm and Sydney McLaughlin did just that

The women’s final on Wednesday was positively soaked in athletics drama. Sydney McLaughlin, a sparkling 21-year-old from the United States, won the gold medal in a world and Olympic record time of 51.46 seconds. She owned the previous world best of 51.90 seconds, set June 26. Dalilah Muhammad of the USA, 10 years her senior, took the silver medal in 51.58 seconds, a time that would have broken the previous world record.

Karsten Warholm of Norway celebrates winning gold as Rai Benjamin of the United States crosses the line in the men’s 100m hurdles. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski In the days leading up to the final, McLaughlin did her best to avoid the world record hype. She stayed off social media, kept a low profile. She had learned a painful lesson at Rio 2016, where she failed to make the final, and wasn’t about to repeat it.

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