Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won an invitational flat 400m at the Diamond League Final, running faster than the Olympic gold medalist in the event clocked minutes later. McLaughlin-Levrone, the two-time Olympic champion and world record holder in the 400m hurdles, won her race in 49.11 seconds in mid-50-degree weather in Brussels.

After setting a new world record in the women’s 400-meter hurdles and winning gold in the 4x400-meter relay at the Paris Olympics, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone extended her winning streak with dominant performances in the invitational sections at the Brussels Diamond League.

"I am really looking forward to giving my best here on Friday and Saturday, and end my season in beauty." Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone said ahead of the Brussels Diamond League finals. The post After Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's Brussels Diamond League Saga,

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone came to Brussels with a singular mission: to beat herself. On a clear night at the Memorial Van Damme on Saturday (14 September), hopes looked high for the four-time Olympic gold medallist in the invitational 200m after her victory in a similar 400m race on Friday.

The world 400m hurdles record-holder and multiple Olympic champion won't be part of the main Diamond League programme but will end her season in the Belgian capital

Although McLaughlin-Levrone won't be participating in the main events of this meet, the organisers of the Van Damme Memorial have arranged two special races to honour her remarkab

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