April 4 – the day when Michael Johnson’s brainchild came to life. Grand Slam Track had begun its run in Kingston, and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was in there to dominate. As the 400m hurdles debuted in the tracks of Grand Slam Track, the Olympian also marked her 2025 season debut. She clocked a time of 52.76 seconds, prevailing by 1.83 seconds over Dalilah Muhammad. Next for her was the 400m, where, to no surprise, she once again dominated by clocking a time of 50.32 seconds. Result: she walked home with a hundred thousand dollars in her pocket. Now, with the Miami GST already concluding, how could the Paris Olympic gold medalist let it go without a record?
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has already been so dominating in the Grand Slam Track, the athlete is yet to be defeated in the championship. It was only a matter of time before she also started breaking records here. The Olympian took to lane number 5 in the Ansin Sports Complex on May 4th to race in the 400 meters in the Miami Grand Slam Track. Visible from a distance in her classic yellow and black bodysuit, the athlete slowly picked up speed and led in the race. With only 100 meters to go in the race, the Olympian took the lead, and “it’s going to be Sydney to take it,” announced the commentator as she ran through the ribbon.
She clocked a time of 49.69 seconds, not her best but another one of her sub-50 runs. NBC Sports and Citius Mag contributor Owen Corbett took to X to announce her special feat. He wrote, “Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has run the flat 400m 9 times in the last 3 years. 8 of those 9 have been sub-50.” She clocked a season best of 48.75 in 2024 and 48.74 in 2023. Clocking another sub-50 in 2025 has her fans saying, “I think it’s fair comment to say that Sydney McLaughlin Levrone is the best female sportsperson on the planet.” Not only that, with this win, she becomes the only woman athlete to have fun two grand slams as of now and walk away with 200k dollars.
Anna Hall finished second with 51.68, and a 51.80 granted third position to Andrenette Knight. A day earlier, she once again stepped into her favorite, 400m hurdles, and well, well, well, what do you expect? No brainer, as the woman once again repeated the cycle of ready-set-go-win. She marked a 52.07 on the clock while Knight finished second with a time of 54.08 seconds.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has run the flat 400m 9 times in the last 3 years
8 of those 9 have been sub-50#GSTMiami https://t.co/px9xgfdZ39
— Owen Corbett (@slowencorbett02) May 4, 2025
Fans can’t help but smile at Sydney’s achievement
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