Find out why U.S. track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wanted to push herself to new heights and more in a recent Q&A.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone made history at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday, setting the championship record in the 400 meters to win gold. The American sprinter posted a ...

A nearly two-decade old record was shattered at the World Track and Field Championships on Tuesday as American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone dominated the 400-meter semifinals with a time of 48.29 seconds ...

After shattering the American record in the semifinal, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone obliterated the time once again with another stunning performance in the 400-meter final at the World Athletics ...

A decades-old world record once thought to be untouchable suddenly appears to be in serious jeopardy. On a rain-soaked track in Tokyo on Thursday, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone came closer to breaking it ...

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is a household name in track and field. Her accolades are worthy enough to be a household name across all sports. McLaughlin-Levrone made a strong case to be considered the ...

On September 16, 2006, track and field legend Sanya Richards-Ross ran 48.70 to break the American record in the 400-meter dash in Athens, Greece. Today in Tokyo, Japan, at the World Athletics Outdoor ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Katie Ledecky was racing nothing but the clock. It was no contest. The unassuming teenager from suburban Washington gave the United States its first swimming gold medal of the Rio ...

TOKYO – One record down, and maybe one more to go for Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. McLaughlin-Levrone finished her 400-meter semifinal at the world championships Tuesday in 48.29 seconds, shattering a ...

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set a new women's 400-meter American record during a semifinal at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Tuesday. McLaughlin-Levrone finished with a time of 48.29 ...