Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of the United States missed the almost 40-year-old 400 metres world record by the fraction of .18 of a second for gold in a world championship final for the ages on Thursday.

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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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Katie Ledecky set an Olympic record Sunday in her preliminary heat of the women's 400-meter freestyle, falling 0.34 seconds shy of her own world record with a time of 3:58.71.

The world 400 metres hurdles champion Femke Bol is switching events and plans to focus instead on the 800 metres from next ...

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 ...