| Lightning Sydney, world record in 400m hurdles

Eugene: Sydney McLaughlin of the US won gold in the women’s 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships with a world record. 22-year-old Sydney finished in 50.68 seconds. A month ago, the U.S. The player broke the record of 51.41 seconds set by himself in the trials.

Holland’s Femke Ball took silver in 52.27 seconds and defending champion Dahlia Muhammad of the U.S. took bronze in 53.13 seconds. It was a season best for both of them. This is the first time a woman has broken 50 seconds in the 400m hurdles. Sidney said following the race that he did not think he would run the last 100 meters. Shaun Miller Uibo of the Bahamas won gold in the 400m with a world-class performance of 49.11 seconds. Dominican Republic’s Maryledi Paulino won silver in 49.60 seconds and Barbados’ Sada Williams bronze in a national record time of 48.75 seconds.

USA’s Michael Norman won the men’s 400m gold in 44.29 seconds. Former champion Kirani James of Grenada won silver in 44.48 seconds and Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith bronze in 44.66 seconds.

Australia’s Kelsey Lee Barber retains gold in women’s javelin throw. Kelsey won the gold with a world-class performance of 66.91 meters. Cara Winger of the US took silver in 64.05 seconds and Japan’s Haruka Kitaguchi took bronze with a throw of 63.27 meters. This is Japan’s first medal in javelin.

India’s Annu Rani finished seventh. Apart from Annu, China’s Olympic champion Liu Shiying and Australia’s Mackenzie Little also returned without appearing in the medal list. Kelsey Lee Barber is the first Australian to retain the 400m title since Cathy Freeman.

Peru’s Kimberly García Leon won gold in the women’s 35km walk. Kimberly won her second gold in Eugene with a championship record. Kimberly also won gold in the 20 km walk. The walking game was held at Otsen Stadium in downtown Eugene. Kimberly’s gold time was 2 hours 39 minutes 16 seconds. This time he finished four minutes faster than the star’s career best.

Poland’s Katarzyna Siablo, who won silver, was only 47 seconds behind Kimberley. Qiang Shijie of China won the bronze in 2 hours 40 minutes 37 seconds.

U.S. on medal list The dominance continues. Their achievement is 26 medals including nine gold, seven silver and 10 bronze. Ethiopia, which is in second place, has eight medals including three gold, four silver and one bronze. Third placed Jamaica has six medals including one gold, three silver and one bronze.

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