New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone delivered a remarkable performance at the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo on Thursday (September 18). She claimed the women's 400m gold with a time of 47.78 seconds. Racing through the rain, she came extremely close, just 0.18 seconds shy of breaking Marita Koch's 40-year-old 400m record of 47.60 seconds.

However, her run smashed the championship record from 1983 and marked the second-fastest 400m time in history.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, a 26-year-old American from New Jersey, is a track and field sensation, best known for her dominance in the 400m hurdles. She has won two Olympic golds and a world title.

At the 2025 World Championships, she proved her brilliance by extend...