Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone made a world-leading effort easy, securing a spot in Sunday’s 400-meter hurdles final at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials and leading what could be one of the United States’ strongest events in Paris.
McLaughlin-Levrone, the reigning gold medalist and world No. 1, barely broke a sweat in Saturday’s semifinal with a 52.48-second effort to advance to what promises to be a red-hot final Sunday at Hayward Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.
McLaughlin-Levrone, in an even mood, promised to “let it go” during the final event of this competition, scheduled for 8:29 p.m. ET.
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She will surely be pushed by Anna Cockrell, who clocked a personal best of 52.95 in the semi-final to earn her place in the final.
In contrast to McLaughlin-Levrone’s professional demeanor, Cockrell could not contain his joy at breaking the 53-second barrier for the first time.
“That means I’m ready,” she said. “That tells me that what we’ve worked for in the past is working. I’m happy, I’m happy. »
The powerful field in Sunday’s final also includes Tokyo silver medalist Dalilah Muhammad and Shamier Little, who won her heat on Saturday.
Tokyo silver medallist Keni Harrison, Rio silver medallist Nia Ali and Alaysha Johnson, who posted the fastest semi-final time of 12.36 seconds, will compete in the women’s 100m hurdles at 8 p.m.
Rai Benjamin, who won silver in Tokyo, and CJ Allen will run the men’s 400m hurdles at 8:20 p.m. They achieved the two best times in the semi-finals, 47.97 seconds and 48.16 seconds respectively.
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