Sydney McLaughlin Keeps Surprising Everyone | Is She READY For 2024 Olympics..

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Sydney McLaughlin Keeps Surprising Everyone | Is She READY For 2024 Olympics..
More than the standard she set for herself, though, she also feels the immense pressure of the people’s high expectations of and from her #trackandfield . With the Paris Olympics 2024 fast approaching, many are wondering if she’s ready for it.
As you all know, #sydneymclaughlin is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and world record-holding American sprinter and hurdler. In 2016, she made history at age 16 as the youngest U.S. Olympian to compete in track and field since 1972. Then, at the 2021 Tokyo Games, she cemented herself as a track superstar by winning a gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles, breaking the world record of 51.46 seconds, and later winning gold in the track and field 4x400m relay.
Should she compete in Paris, it would be her third #olympics What’s truly remarkable - in addition to her medals, of course - is the fact that she’s only 24 and yet she’s already on to her third Olympic Games! Well, hopefully.
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[@Limejuice7]

I guess she wanted to challenge Bol.. that will be an amazing rivalry to watch and follow😊

[@cochise4390]

lol you have it mixed up... Bol has to try and challenge Sydney..the WR holder.

[@bertbaur3066]

@@cochise4390 Btw where is McLaughlin? Still in Kersee's candystore?

[@reiniernn9071]

@@cochise4390 I suppose you miss something. The current world champion hurdles is F Bol, Not S Mclaughin. Normal we do not say that the wordl chamion is the challenger. (And Also Bol has several worlsrecords on her name....they were run in 2024, not a few yares ago....says something about current fitness).

[@renssnellens9016]

she's been trying to do that for 1½ years, but she doesn't show up​@@cochise4390

[@kc5466]

@@reiniernn9071Sydney is literally the reigning Olympic champion. Guess where the championship is held? At the Olympics. Sydney is also the world record holder. At the Olympics femke will be the reigning world champion but it’s Sydney who’s gonna be the defending Olympic champion. Which essentially means femke is the challenger.

[@indoindo7781]

Love you ✌️Sydney 👍👍💌

[@archangelslayer529]

She will still be the golden girl in olympic 🤸‍♀️🥇🏆🤸‍♀️🥇🏆

[@guido1111]

Not on the 400 meter hurdles

[@hjcruz53]

Sorry, you can forget it, Bol is improving like hell!

[@chrisdevalcourt648]

She said Bol will be fun to watch!

[@joaofernandodasilva681]

@@guido1111 Bol hasn't broken the 51-second barrier in hurdles, while she doesn't break that barrier there's no question.

[@hotchihuahua1546]

I enjoy track and field ! It is a discipline of body and mind and one’s personal achievement to excel ! How one handles themselves as a winner also shows their character . Sydney McLaughlin is a treasure and roll model to and for the sport ! A great roll model for upcoming athletes! 👍👍

[@joaofernandodasilva681]

Sydney knows good the LORD who is ahead of herself. God keeps you safe and secure! He's with you!

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

Fundamental fact that many people forget: Bol only started on the hurdles in 2019 (!!). In other words, when she got the Bronze in Tokio in 2021 Bol had only two years of experience on the hurdles compared to McLaughlin who started in 2016 and thus already had 5 years of training and experience on the hurdles in 2021. That is a massive difference. Yet in 2023 - a few months after changing to the 14 step stride - Bol already ran a 51.45 in London which would have won a gold in Tokio... I am not saying that Bol has already caught up with McLaughlin, because that remains to be seen when McLaughlin finaly decides to run again, but it does put another light on all those people who shout that Bol will never catch up with McLaughlin... I am really interested what a confrontation between the two will bring, but I am afraid there will be none...

[@johngreg12]

There have been a few and Sydney beat her/Bol every single time!

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@johngreg12 Yeeeesss..., for the last time about 2 years ago (!) in august 2022, when mrs McLaughlin had 6 years of experience on the hurdles versus Femke Bol 3 years of experience (..) And they haven't met on the track since. Did you even understand what I wrote? Sydney had 3 years of HEADSTART on Femke. The simple fact that Femke got a bronze medal in Tokio with only 2 years of experience is completely ridiculous .... You didn´t really get what I am saying here did you?

[@3-5-9-61]

Heard last year Sydney is dropping the 400 hurdles to focus and get better at the 400 flat. Wonder what she will end up doing since she is training with hurdles?

[@QuamfyMarc]

Sydney will make jumps on flat 400m final in Olympic Paris and still wins. 😂

[@Logans3Run]

Same here. I think plenty of mind gaming is being played by Sydney and her team. Not sure why though. You either line-up and compete in an event, or you don't. Athletics should not be that complicated 😉

[@jasminewoooten]

As a former hurdler, training in hurdles will actually help improve your 400 flat time. Yes, each race has to be strategized differently but when it comes to speed and endurance, her training with hurdles will only help her be faster in the 400 flat.

[@markphilpottultra]

A generational athlete who will win whatever she puts her mind, body and soul toward. 400m flat

[@virgilius7036]

She will run the 400 flat. In an interview her husband said that she planned to attack Marita Koch's world record. As to reminder, at 18 years old she ran a 400 in 50.07 in the rain. With this time she would have been 4th at the Olympics and Worlds!

[@QuamfyMarc]

With 51.45 last years 400mh PB Femke 'would have' Olympic Gold Champion in Tokyo. 'Would have' doesnt count bro only in your dreams. 😂

[@mikeoliver159]

​@@QuamfyMarc As great as Femke Bol has been over the last two years, it would be foolish to underestimate an athlete like Sydney who has obliterated the 400mh record on 3 occasions, against the best in the world on the biggest stages. It remains to be seen if she can replicate that success in the 400 flat, but if anyone could...

[@QuamfyMarc]

@@mikeoliver159 True same counts for Femke. Lots of US fans are underestimating Femke. But big question still is will Sydney choose 400mh event in Olympic Paris and if so is she again able to go sub51s ? Femke will be ready trust me! Hope both are healthy this time and not crashing in final. 😅

[@virgilius7036]

@@QuamfyMarc You are a Dutch completely dumb! They are the same age, but during their last confrontation Femke was more than 10 meters behind, or 1.58 seconds. It's time to come back to earth!

[@chiefd3290]

Koch's "questionable" world record of 47.60 on the 400 m will never be broken unless Sydney or Bol juices up. The Top 3 women's 400 m that includes Kratochvilova's 47.99 and Naser's 48.14 are all tainted!💉

[@humbertogarcia9174]

Muy bonita Sidney Maclofhin

[@judsdragon]

helluva runner, hopefully she is fit and well but moreso hopefully she gets a few races in b4 the Olympics if she makes the team, being fit and well is only part of it she also needs to get some competitions run especially against those top runners like Bol etc, hopefully she gets into the American team and we can see her against Bol who is so far undefeated this year

[@virgilius7036]

When Sydney is not there, Bol wins, but when she competes against her, Bol is beaten.

[@hermanmertens8383]

And again a video about her career, ending almost a year ago. And again a lot of speculations about her absence and about her plans. I hope as a Bol fan however, that she finds her way back to the track, where a superbe athlete like her belongs.

[@virgilius7036]

She got married and is training to run the 400 flat in Paris, hoping to beat Marita Koch's world record.

[@hermanmertens8383]

@@virgilius7036 The whole world knows she is married. But you seem to be the only person in the world who knows she is in training.

[@PoshNaj15]

I miss my girl I can’t wait to see her

[@joaofernandodasilva681]

Bold has to prove it breaking the 51 seconds barrier in 400m hurdles, while she hasn't done yet, Sydney is the queen of track in 400m h

[@marionecia3800]

Sydney on the way to M.Koch WR...All Clear & free from -😅°°°

[@tomharmon5198]

When will she open her 24 season??? I'm getting impatient

[@jollymolly2521]

Probably not until the LA Grand Prix - May 16 or 17 or even the NY Grand Prix in early June.

[@goldcanine_8751]

@@jollymolly2521I agree with this

[@kpat3052]

Probably LA as Kersey usually has his people run there. It's where they train.

[@virgilius7036]

We have to wait for the trials for the Olympic games in july!

[@cryo9216]

And who are you? 🙄

[@woodenman1954]

The most exquisite woman in track.

[@seanwilson5516]

💯

[@isitrachelorj3953]

Is she ready? Who cares? Have been a big fan since her high school days, still have her SI Cover, but she does not race when so many others do, and deserve our support and attention. I will cheer for her when she steps on the track, if ever again, but I won't waste a bit of energy pondering whether she cares to run - or not.

[@alpeena]

welllllllll said...

[@brianwhoreadsobjectiveinfo1122]

After reading all the comments below, I’ve come to the conclusion that, after all has been said and done, more has been said than done!

[@jamalamo]

Why was Asterix so strong 😉

[@scotthall3644]

Hope she breaks 400 meter record

[@osuk1]

Pay Sydney good money and she will perform.😊

[@g.heijster313]

Bol is the best and most niciest person on the track❤❤❤

[@alpeena]

Im a fan........but its hard to think she won't be rusty to a degree... how quickly can she forge the competition mindset..the razors edge?

[@brianwhoreadsobjectiveinfo1122]

Over 48 years of coaching track and field I learned that some people are workaholics. One can train the mind without physically training. When an athlete takes a break from the sport, sometimes they perform better after that break because they needed the rest. Sure, physical training is valuable, however, I worked with a pro athlete who improved tremendously from eight weeks of first total rest, and then gradually easing back into easy jogging, then light self-directed speedplay (the original form of fartlek, not Gusta Holmer fartlek which was Coach directed) She was a 1:09 half marathoner. 400 and 400 hurdles require a much higher degree of specificity and skill development than half marathon running and with Bobby Kersee as her coach, I can guarantee you that she will be specifically prepared regardless of how many races she has under her belt. He can provide the training stimuli more judiciously and appropriately in practice.

[@walterbell2763]

Oreo

[@stevewilliams5232]

i am looking at these four elite athletes. bol,shauna,nasser,an the inform. paulino.once they are fully fit, sydney will have a hard time getting on the medal table.

[@bertbaur3066]

Whatever happens Femke Bol is my favorite!

[@virgilius7036]

But she will be beaten by Sydney!

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

No doubt! Sydney is a different athlete from the rest.

[@playonkorg]

@@virgilius7036 You can become rich by betting $1000 on Sydney....or...you're not so sure?

[@guido1111]

​@@virgilius7036no , she will definitely not. Bol gets better and better.

[@abarcangel713]

​@@guido1111that's your nightmare 😂😂😂😂😂

[@GildaWalker-ms4mw]

It is illegal in Michigan to use devices that attach to mirrors you will be fined it is considered a distraction

[@troyjessen1998]

The best way to improve on time.....is stop lunging for the finish line and run as though that line is beyond it....gaining valuable time to you ending time.

[@randyschwaggins]

OMG DUDE....NOBODY KNOWS THIS...ITS NOT EVEN COACHED AT THE OLYMPIC LEVEL!!!! HOW THE HELL DID YOU LEARN ABOUT IT???

[@brianwhoreadsobjectiveinfo1122]

@@randyschwaggins 🤣🤣🤣

[@user-vv6qc6cm9q]

I'm glad she cancelled in that meet last year, some would push through the pain but never run again for years or maybe never again.

[@joaofernandodasilva681]

That's totally true! many people don't understand that! I think so too the best decision was she cancel his competition in Budapest.

[@Thomass7586]

If she's able to go. She's just going to be disappointed.

[@Xx-po1fu]

Sydney hasn't ran much in the last couple of years, so I have no idea if she will run in the 2024 Olympics, I think Femke Bol is at the top now.

[@Darnell_LJames]

Based on what? Bol runs three times as many times as Syd yet still hasn't beaten her record? Bol has the indoor record but Syd doesn't. Syd is still the standard

[@efisgpr]

When has Femke ever beaten Sydney? NEVER. AND NEVER WILL.

[@henrymarkson3758]

Will McLaughlin make the US team for the Olympics? What is the date of the trials?

[@henrymarkson3758]

Will McLaughlin qualify to run for the US?

[@_MicZ_]

7:05 ... Sigh ... Nope, not happening, Bol is 100% not running the 400m flat in Paris. Hopefully they will meet in the 400mH and they'll both be healthy and in shape ...

[@joowsty]

i dont think McLaughlin will run both events either, unless she feels like a super woman, cuz it will be 9 days of racing a 400 meter race every day if she does. so there is a chance they will be competing in different events, tho i think McLaughlin will choose the 400 meter hurdles due to her last season, lacking experience on the 400 flat.

[@efisgpr]

And Syd would easily destroy her...as always.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@efisgpr Like she DIDN'T Do 23 times in the last 1.5 year you mean? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡

[@joowsty]

@@efisgpr yep you americans are way way better and cooler then our girls, but im sure Bol will give it her absolute best and if she gets destroyed we will still be super proud of her with that silver medal! and who knows the unexpected happens to surprise the world!

[@renssnellens9016]

waarom ben jij zo nederig tegen die gasten. bijt eens iets meer van je af. en dat vernietigen zal ook wel meevallen, laat ze eerst maar eens op komen dagen. bijna 2 jaar niets meer van haar gehoord​@@joowsty

[@dontwitty1656]

Better be or her coach has robbed her of 4 years

[@daviddivad777]

much love and respect for Sydney but i think Bol is going to take over the nr 1 spot.

[@genebaket]

She is scared to run Fem.

[@0161scally]

🙄

[@brianwhoreadsobjectiveinfo1122]

You don’t understand the fearlessness of both of these top competitors. That characteristic is what makes both of them great.

[@mikebrennen9205]

Bol is a great athlete, but she has to run a lot better to catch up to Sydney - and to get below 51 seconds - in the 400mH

[@michaelmiller6878]

Not sure the Bol rivalry is much of a rivalry, since Bol’s dominance lately is the result of McLaughlin not competing. When they have gone head to head, McLaughlin’s dominated. Expect Bol to run the 400 hurdles, and McLaughlin to run the 400 open. You can’t run both based on scheduling. Both can win a gold and really only face off in the 4x400, except Sydney would be well ahead by the time the two anchors get the baton.

[@Wuppie62]

"When they have gone head to head, McLaughlin’s dominated" That was in the past..before McLaughlin chose not to compete..

[@michaelmiller6878]

@@Wuppie62 True but when you are doing comparisons, all you have is the past or time comparisons. Bol's only times that are better are indoor. Indoor times don't really tell us much comparatively to outdoor.

[@Wuppie62]

@@michaelmiller6878 Making contempory comparisons: Bol = healthy, active and consistently improving. VS. McLaughlin = injured, non-active and abscense.

[@michaelmiller6878]

@@Wuppie62 I don't understand your point. Bol has been healthier true. As a result, she's ran her best times. McLaughlin ran better times than Bol when she was healthy. Her absence is to get healthy because she only cares about the olympics and world records. Their best outdoor times are almost 1/2 second apart. That's a ton in the 400. We have to assume they'll both be healthy in Paris, making Bol a big underdog, should they both race the same race, which they most likely will not. I maintain my opinion it wouldn't be a very competitive race if they ran head to head in Paris.Provenance is all that matters in a career. McLaughlin is a world record holder with two Olympic gold medals. Bol is an indoor world record holder with an Olympic bronze medal.

[@Wuppie62]

@@michaelmiller6878 My point is: your living in and looking at past accomplishments. The past doesn't offer guarantees for the future. McLaughlin is not a robot. Bol is living and running now, today. There's almost a two year gap between those two scenes.

[@keef5]

She’s not as good at 400 flat meters. She’s gotta learn how to run it which is what I hope she’s been doing

[@carloscontreras3633]

Ahhh yes, the woman who says god favors her over her competitors….

[@brianwhoreadsobjectiveinfo1122]

God’s not running the timing equipment.

[@EzeBall1710]

She hasnt even raced tff

[@jesajabook2177]

Are that real news? You should announce that our Syd has already retired since 2023. Speaking about ready for 2024 is just for still getting money from the sponsors. She will have an injurie just before the US trials.

[@efisgpr]

Just another delusional Dutch comment...