Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of the U.S. and Femke Bol of the Netherlands went head-to-head at the 2024 Olympics in the third matchup between this generation's two top female hurdlers.
American track and field star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set a new world record and claimed the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles final Thursday, repeating her win in Tokyo. American Anna Cockrell nabbed the silver in an upset over world champion Femke Bol of the Netherlands, who finished third for the bronze.McLaughlin-Levrone went head-to-head with Bol at the 2024 Paris Olympics final — just the third matchup between this generation's two top female hurdlers.
Bol is the reigning world champ — it probably helped that the American was injured and not there — and already picked up a gold in Paris with a terrific last leg for the Dutch in the 4x400-meter mixed relay on Saturday.Until Thursday's final, McLaughlin-Levrone was 2-0 against Bol, beating her at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, then again at 2022 world championships.
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