Sydney McLaughlin is a gold medalist and world-record holder in one of the most highly anticipated track and field events of the entire Tokyo Olympics.
McLaughlin won the women's 400-meter hurdles race on Tuesday (Wednesday in Japan) with a blistering time of 51.47 seconds. She was joined by Dalilah Muhammad (silver) and Femke Bol (bronze) on the podium, who checked in at 51.58 seconds and 52.03 seconds, respectively.
#TokyoOlympicsHER GOLDEN MOMENT!<a href="https://twitter.com/GoSydGo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GoSydGo</a> takes the gold in world record fashion in the women's 400m hurdles final! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TokyoOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TokyoOlympics</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TeamUSA</a> <br><br>ud83dudcfa: NBC<br>ud83dudcbb: <a href="https://t.co/xHOJq5UwlD">https://t.co/xHOJq5UwlD</a><br>ud83dudcf1: NBC Sports App <a href="https://t.