Jul 1, 2024 02:10 AM
“My husband asked me yesterday, ‘What do you think you can do?’ and I told him ”I don’t know,’” McLaughlin-Levrone said in an interview over the stadium PA system. “Then today, I crossed the line and I’m like, ‘Oh, snap.’ I’m blessed and happy to be here.” From 2003-19, the world record in this event stayed stuck at 52.34. American Dalilah Muhammad broke it twice in 2019 — the second time at world championships in a race that demoralized McLaughlin-Levrone and sparked a move over to coach Bobby Kersee.