Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Takes MASSIVE Win In 400 Meter Dash! || 2024 Diamond League Brussels

[@Mars-qx7mq]

Same Trainers she wore in the 200m this year when she won vs many notable US sprinters, including Gabby Thomas.

[@jeroen1989]

NB pacer v2?

[@kgsonly]

@@jeroen1989 New Balance MD-X v3

[@curtisbme]

Not trainers, those are spikes.

[@jyan727]

I don't know why he is calling them trainers though. Maybe its for the story line but these are actually spikes designed for middle distances.

[@shaylorcyclingwahoo]

@@jyan727right, the story line doesn’t even make sense. He speculates it’s for safety in the wet. I assume he’s never run a fast bend in trainers on a track because give me spikes in the wet any day. These are the same spikes she always wears

[@andyballard1883]

To run 49.11 in trainers with no real competition and run faster than the 'official' diamond league race at the meeting was a sign of things to come in 2025. My money is on a win in the 400 flat at the Tokyo world championship in a world record time 🎉

[@TheTrailRabbit]

if she shows up

[@grgr6720]

And training socks as well... 😂😂🤣🤣

[@helgar791]

In trainers. 🤣🤣. Facts.

[@ronald3836]

Her decision to run in trainers. She could as well have asked for hurdles in her lane.

[@Lm220Pro]

​@@TheTrailRabbittrue but she shows up for the golds though.

[@TheSk8erGamer]

Why on earth did the broadcast have the Men’s WL and MR on the screen?

[@khumokwezimashapa2245]

Lol it did? 😂

[@wesleydeng71]

They wanted to encourage Sydney to break those. 🤣

[@ronald3836]

I guess she ran in the open category.

[@Martin-vq3fj]

Saw those times and was wondering if the East German women were back in action.

[@khumokwezimashapa2245]

@@Martin-vq3fj 💀💀💀

[@jeremymah4300]

She's definitely wearing spikes.. New Balance MD-X. Still an amazing performance in sub-optimal weather though!

[@charleswyler4268]

I don't agree on the MD-X

[@emmjayyguemo]

​@@charleswyler4268it rlly looks like the md x

[@techhealthandfood9952]

MD-X does not have that big of a loop on the back. The shoes she I wearing are not retail for sure.

[@emmjayyguemo]

@@techhealthandfood9952 look at the mdx v3, it has the same colourway and everything and that big loop in the back, like yea i could be still wrong but it looks so much like the mdx v3, that this being pair of new balances runners is almost kind of far fetch

[@jyan727]

@@techhealthandfood9952 They are definitely retail just not released yet from what I can see. They are the supercomp mdx v3

[@pete5691]

Generational talent. I enjoy every race she’s in.

[@4olufade]

When I pray at night, I ask for Sydney's composure. She's amazing

[@thanos8914]

I ask for my next gf to have Sydney’s back arch 🗣️

[@tommyrq180]

Her composure is sub-zero chilled. Ice cold. 🧊 🇺🇸

[@MarkSlabiejko]

Hey

[@MarkSlabiejko]

Hey mate do you think Sydney is thinking. About you when she is lying on her bed before betime....lol

[@Patrick-i9i]

​@@MarkSlabiejko I interpreted their comment as they want to be as composed as Sydney is. There is no need to be rude. Why are you so bitter?

[@twannifufu]

Sydney's world record at the Olympics would have won this race (the conditions were different but still...). Let that sink in.

[@Magnusfication]

Thst is wild

[@daddykornflakes]

Good observation, 50.37 seconds so yes it would.

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

So 50.37 is faster than 49.11?

[@dannywilliams23]

No. But it’s faster than second place. So if she’d had barriers she’d still have beaten the rest running on the flat

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@dannywilliams23 Yeah, ok. But that was a field of last-minute 2nd and 3d rate athletes. More interesting is that in the actual 400m DL race that 50.37 from McLaughlins WR would have gotten a 3d just behind Alexis Holmes 2nd place of 50.32.

[@sportsaddict-k8s]

The fact that Sydney's winning time (49.11) would have beaten Paulino in the actual Diamond League final (49.45) is more reason for her to run the open 400m. Great races from both women, and strong times considering the weather conditions.

[@tommyrq180]

SML ALWAYS runs through the tape and NEVER tries to disrespect her competition. She’s my kind of athlete. 😊

[@jx-dama9611]

She's the GOAT! 🤪

[@pitdicted]

He?

[@matthewkaram9615]

That just how new balance spikes look now

[@AllInTheGame01]

Fans just want a full season of Syd & Femke in the flat 400m vs Paulino (48.17 PB & unbeaten this yr), Naser, Shaunae, Pryce, Kaczmarek, Adeleke etc. Naser DQ'd for running in Paulino's lane :)

[@ronester1]

@AllInTheGame01 nobody cares about Bol in the 400m, it's Sydney vs Paulino

[@AllInTheGame01]

@@ronester1 Bol has run the indoor 400m WR TWICE, wanna see what that translates to running a full season of the outdoor 400m & how she measures up!

[@ronester1]

@AllInTheGame01 well she probably won't measure up when everything is on the line with everyone in the race, she's a choke artist but besides that she'll probably run a mid 48 seconds in a race that doesn't matter

[@Magnusfication]

​@@ronester1 wrong..many people care.

[@ofs82]

@@ronester1 She choked ONCE. Twice if you count the Budapest Mixed Relay. Against that, you have the Budapest women's relay, the Budapest 400mh where everybody expected her to win in Syd's absence, and the Paris mixed relay where she delivered clutch performances. At Paris she tried to run Syd's race rather than her own, and it was a bad decision that cost her, and she ran a bad race, well below her best. I thought she probably got spooked by having somebody running up on her which has seldom been the case for two years for her with SML absent from the world calendar, and it threw her off her game. And her run would still have been enough for silver if Cockrell hadn't run a big PB on the biggest stage. Cockrell's second best ever time is 52.59, so pulling out 51.87 in the Olympic final is a huge, huge outlier in her results. And that 52.59 was in the Rome DL after the Olympics, her PB coming into Paris was 52.64 at the Olympic trials, almost half a second behind Bol's extremely disappointing (and make no bones, it WAS extremely disappointing) bronze medal run. She's not a choke artist. She's just not as good as Sydney. And probably runs too much, but the Dutch don't have the benefit of the depth the US have to be able to manage the athlete workloads the same way, and she's a big star and draw on the Euro circuit so she runs anywhere and everywhere. I expect when Sydney retires, those records are there for a long time and we don't see anybody come near them for years. Like Flo-Jo's, Michael Johnson's or Jonathan Edwards'.

[@tychmcswain8643]

Running 49.11 in any race is impressive. Nothing she does surprises me anymore She's just so good. Looking forward to see how she goes in the 200m

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

Sydney and Paulino in difference races under same bad weather condition: Sydney:49:11 Paulino: 49:45

[@AllInTheGame01]

Paulino also ran 48.17 in a rainy OLY Final easing down in the last 10m.

[@Nubako463]

@@AllInTheGame01Yep she peaked already for the season

[@Kvbftng]

Frustrating , if she just made a appearance in Zurich she would of been in the final, but l applaud her for going on holiday and resting . and sticking to her plans ,no matter what.

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

@@AllInTheGame01 This is not the Olympics🤣

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

@@Kvbftng I like Sydney because she is a professional athlete who takes care of herself in every way----others should learn from her.

[@drapetomaniack]

CORRECTION: Those are NOT “trainers”… those ARE spikes! You can see the rigid soles with toes pointing up when she’s pacing, and you can see several spike models with heels, just like those on NB site 😏

[@DamienFernandes-f9e]

my vote for best athlete on the planet. not afraid to try different events, always improving, very humble. she is a real role model.

[@knastera]

Sydney reminds me of that guy from Turkey who won the silver medal in pistol looking like he just waltzed in off the street, a total hit man. She kept her long pants on and didn't appear to break a sweat.

[@Thegardener87]

Her performance was very impressive, but this was the B race. The 400m A race was run later in the meet. This is why she won by such a large margin. But her time was also faster than the winner in the A race 😂

[@CYMotorsport]

2:37 trainers? it's no doubt a superspike. it's not the MD-X V3's released bc it's missing the grey accent on the heel outside which isn't apart of the available colorway. More than likely a variant of the V3 with seemingly the same adjustable spike mechanism blending pacer & track day rides. Bol has posted pics of unreleased variants of the MD-Xs back in May so I know they have access to a lot of upstream tech this olympic cycle. seems to track given the changing weather conditions NB would ensure they keep their highest performing athlete healthy. But obviously they aren't trainers lol.

[@douglastong3208]

With nothing really at stake, other than personal pride and reputation, I think Sydney played if safe to avoid injury. She still ran a very respectable time and no doubt, collected a nice appearance fee. As predicted, the conditions were not ideal for setting a record time, so I think Sydney did the right thing.

[@AndraeCohen]

What did I said about McLaughlin?? Fast time she will be clocking!!

[@martinn4031]

You did!

[@drapetomaniack]

@@AndraeCohen 49 is NOT a fast time.. do you actually follow track and field??

[@QuamfyMarc]

​@@drapetomaniackIts fast doctor under this colder conditions and not running on normal spikes.

[@relaxchamp]

​@@QuamfyMarc😂

[@relaxchamp]

​@@drapetomaniackfor her it's fast. It's all relative.

[@frameslyder1]

Her time would have won the Diamond Finals one race later. And with it being under 60 degress, no one was going to run a PR. She should switch to 400 and 200 combo next year. Nothing left to prove at 400 hurdles (unless she really wants to break the 50 second barrier). Can't wait to see her 200 tomorrow and how she does in the Grand Slam track events in 2025.

[@N254NK]

Imagine they put hurdles in her lane just for entertainment...she would come in a close second

[@philphil4295]

Sydney just kicked Paulino's butt! Sydney ran a 49.11 and Paulino ran a 49.45 five minutes later. ... and Sydney was wearing traing pants. Yay Sidney!

[@TheTrailRabbit]

that's not how racing works

[@pedromoraledesma]

Cuando Marileidy Paulino VUELVA a dejar Mclaughlin en la retaguardia, no VUELVAN a buscar la misma justificación de que: "ella perdió porque quiso". [🤔😮🥱]

[@eshawn____2373]

A Syd win is very different to a Paulino win. If they were in the same race, Paulino would’ve won. It’s clear Paulino just does enough to win. On rare occasions like the Olympic final, we see her test her limits, but not for these meets.

[@tmlogan139]

Paulino would have done the same thing to Sidney that she did last year. She's an infintely more seasoned 400m runner than McLaughlin. It wouldn't have been all that close to be honest.

[@ianhirst1148]

I love how you think she will break Koch's world record. Live in the real world.

[@SuperHollywood809]

Paulino undefeated perfect 2024 on the 400m flat. National champion. panamerican champion, America best all-time record 48.17 Olympic champion Olympic record 48.17 Diamond league champion without losing a single race on 2024.

[@pitdicted]

Paulino is probably not juicing either. I don't trust coach kerse.

[@TheRealSnowCat]

I agree, there's no way Sydney would have beaten her this year. And the only way it could happen next year is if Sydney specifically trains for and runs several 400 meter races.

[@barath4545]

@@pitdicted Ah cmon, they are all micro-juicing and cycling drugs in very clever cycles so you will never detect a singular drug over a limit at one time. But they will have traces of 6-8 drugs (under the limit) at most times. Also, you can miss two "random tests" before you get any real fine, so if you just make sure to miss just 1-2 of those during heavy cycles for training, you are fine.

[@melvinekerubo1535]

​@@pitdictedcontinue dying of bitterness

[@pitdicted]

@@barath4545 How does she go from 52 to 50 in 3 months in the 400 m hurdles in 3 months? No way, without juicing.

[@jeythegrey]

did they accidentally display the MR and WL from the men?

[@FourSeasons04]

Yes.

[@reisanibal1]

It is worth mentioning that the 400m final was just after this race and the winner ran 49.45. Sydney's time is 49.11

[@TheDaizM]

I’m not totally up on how exactly track and the seasons work. Why wasn’t Sydney in that final?

[@reisanibal1]

@@TheDaizM Sydney didn't paticipate in any Diamond League event this year. So they didn't let her run in the final.

[@georgepower7]

It was very cold today in Brussels . She could have ran a lot faster if the temperature wasn’t in the 50’s

[@r-ina]

I believe Sydney is a massive threat to that doped world record.

[@HashBrownDoyler]

She is doping

[@thegreatdel9679]

Her 2028 Olympics will be one to witness

[@nathanbarnhill2307]

@@HashBrownDoyler So are you

[@thegreatdel9679]

@@HashBrownDoyler you are lying

[@albingezelius3534]

Not really an improvement with one doped record benig replaced with another. She is being coached by Bob Kersee so it kind of says it all…

[@MichaelTilton]

Imagine being a "world class" 400 sprinter, being fed to SML in an exhibition and losing by over a second. All because she couldn't race with the real "world class" sprinters, because of rules. Rules exist for a reason. But this exhibition was a farce on multiple levels. I want SML to race (and win) against the best. That's what sporting competition is all about. We forget that when we look at events like this.

[@barath4545]

Then she should show up to the qualifying events - This is no different than if she showed up to a Final race in Olympics cause she thought she was too good bother to qualify. There is a sad reason she did not though and WHY she is there at all - And its sad she gets used for that. She is part of a group for an American "DL" league in 2025+ and she was there to promote it to kill the DL so US athletes can compete at home. Which is fine for them but will make sure that no big American names will ever come to Europe again and I bet Olympics will just be a US walkover and barely worth watching in the future if it just all yanks and africans all the time - no flavour, no nothing.

[@programatick]

Looks like she's saving gas for the 200 tomorrow

[@analiacurtis6429]

Congratulations Beautifuly Sydney Mclaughlin LeBron you The Queen of speed ❤⚘️🙏

[@Michael-gk5gw]

Sydney appears as she was in practice. She has the ability to break both the 200 and 400m flat. I think next year she will take up those challenges. She is super special of an athlete

[@Mdksupreme1]

She's breaking NOTHING, she isn't even getting close, you're highly deranged

[@Jayydubss]

Agree I’m glad she’s moving in form the 400mh…there is no reason to keep doin that race…focus on the 200/400…we seen her win both races with top talent and she has the ability and speed to not only win but domiante those races

[@martinminz3036]

Aktuell die beste Sportlerin der Welt!🍀🖖👏

[@UnintendedConsequences]

Syd is a generational talent - maybe even more than that. I don’t follow T&F nearly as much as you kids, but enough to recognize what I’m seeing- and I have been watching for a long, long time now. As an oldster - I don’t believe I have ever seen such a dominant force on the women’s side in my lifetime - even better than the legendary FloJo. She is to the track what a combination of Mark Spitz and Michael Phelps would be to swimming. I simply love to watch her make it look effortless, while knocking out long-held records, and never appearing to take anything for granted - she runs to the tape every time - even when occasionally hitting the brakes in quali. I can’t wait to see what her, “Final Form” is. Gonna be crazier than seeing Bolt’s almost unreal performances in the sprints… and I am 100% here for it.

[@relaxchamp]

49.11 is not that bad..

[@rajetmills4985]

once she retires her records gonna be 100m - 10.36, 200m - 21.04, 400m - 46.75

[@barath4545]

@@rajetmills4985 Sydney can't run 100 under 10.80 and her 200m is at best a 21.60, nothing SJ uninjured couldn't handle. Her 400 flat is mostly that 200 + hang on for dear life and at best a 48 low atm (including the 47.7 relay), but that is still good enough for Paulino and the rest.

[@HimansuPradhan-nd1hj]

Mark my words Sydney will own 2025 400m open season...I am not disrespecting other athletes...but Sydney will definitely find out the mechanism to run more faster!!!! excited to see Sydney vs paulino

[@HimansuPradhan-nd1hj]

@@Track.Monkey yes,I know but some people will argue upon this fact that they were on different races...but as track fans we know what exactly happened,right???get ready to see sub 48 next season...

[@thegreatdel9679]

I see it

[@Track.Monkey]

Sydney already owns the 400m. She ran the WL last year of 48.74s, and she just rolled the World, Olympics, and Diamond League Champion, 49.11s to 49.45s.

[@annmariebusu9924]

​@@Track.MonkeyPauline ran 48.17 this year so she doesn't own it yet.

[@HeadPack]

She is a world away from Paulino and that doper Nasser. Also 49 low is what Femke Bol runs indoors. Then again, Sydney has that shady coach, and can perhaps adjust her doping to go head to head with Paulino.

[@Slowfeetdonteat1663]

Almost positive those are spikes. Saw Norwood in them at USAs

[@curtisbme]

The are. New Balance MD-X

[@jyan727]

@@curtisbme exactly! The v3 too

[@somersetfan1]

Here's an interesting question for you, what should the women's shot put world record should be? On the all-time list, I found 183rd, 21.24m, Valerie Adams, can you find any better? It is over 1.5 meters behind the official world record of 22.63 by Natalya Lisovskaya of the Soviet Union. Best non-Iron Curtain distance, Sui Xinmei in 65th, 21.66m. Best this decade, Chase Jackson at 20.76, 535th!

[@AllInTheGame01]

At a bare minimum no marks before the 90s should be considered or before 2000 if you want to be really harsh!

[@amakovegid]

👑 of track🎉

[@QuamfyMarc]

Yeah saw 400m Queen Paulino too!

[@danbotez1307]

So she MASSIVELY failed in her stated goal of beating her own 400 m record😂 This You Tube is typical TRP Clickbait.

[@mombojom3]

It’s not the shoes that slowed SYD down. It was the colder weather. The weather slowed down All of the sprinters.

[@Neofolis]

It's supposed to be slightly warmer tomorrow, but still not warm enough to expect really fast times. I'm not saying fast times won't happen, just that they are less likely.

[@bigjohn2811]

The shoes appear to be New Balance Fuel Cell Rebel V4. They're pretty light at 5.9 ounces (women's shoes have a lower weight because of the smaller shoe size used for specs).

[@m.r.6264]

Yep, it's either that shoe or maybe the NB Fuel Cell SC Elite V4 but a colorway that isn't available to the public yet

[@jeroen1989]

Or the sc pacer 2, which seems more likely

[@Drg24800]

She’s wearing spikes. It’s the MD-X like she normally wears

[@relaxchamp]

She only used spikes at Olympics. With spikes she would smash the world record, maybe below 47.

[@curtisbme]

Looks nothing like Rebel V4's. MD-X spikes.

[@Glare469]

That is insane!!

[@Cardcitysports]

No spikes or flats , running in normal shoes is a very fast time!

[@matthewkaram9615]

They are spikes that look like flats

[@relaxchamp]

World record for running in normal shoes!

[@jyan727]

They are the New Balance MD-X v3 spikes.

[@aidancallahan6271]

Wait can someone explain why she was able to run? I know he mentions how she was supposedly not running, but never said why she was ultimately allowed.

[@Drg24800]

This obviously isn’t the actual Diamond League race, otherwise Sydney would’ve had competition. Go watch his previous video about it and it’ll tell you the answer.

[@FourSeasons04]

She was part of the Invitational race, which is separate from the DL final.

[@gustaaf1892]

This is a qualifying race for her. If she hadn't run in this one she couldn't have run the the DL final.

[@kholanhayes6395]

MR was 44.03sec going by the stats on your all so informative vlog…. She’s a long way from that brother…

[@grgr6720]

49.11 on open track? That is a JOKE of a time no matter the excuses of Syd fanbois (no racing shoes seriously??? 😂😂😂). Bol ran 49.17 indoors on two laps to set the indoors WR. Indoors is roughly 1 second slower than outdoors... Bol has EASILY low 48s in her legs on the open track. If anyone breaks the 400m WR it will be Bol or Paulino who also ran 48.17. Both of them have much more potential than Syd.

[@speedyirv9624]

What’s Sydney pr go look it up since you a hater

[@speedyirv9624]

And you not gonna run as fast with no competition

[@tabiofficial01]

Do you know that Sydney ran a 48s on her season opening? Weathers conditions are different and I guess athletes are training a way harder for the Olympics than diamond league final... Are YOU a Femke Bol fanboi?

[@wesleydeng71]

In case you did not know, Paulino ran 49.45 just five minutes later. What is your excuse? 😂

[@speedyirv9624]

Also paulino just ran slower than syd

[@maloneypacers6190]

using the same mesuring stick as was done on femke boll ..sydney has never beaten paulino ..am backing paulino on this one ...400m flat best right now ...paulino

[@WalterWhite-sm2dr]

3:27. Bottom right timer saying the WL time is 43 seconds … who the f ran that time ?

[@snr_chxlo]

That’s what I was saying😂, probably a technical error

[@yadayadaboom123]

Men’s times were shown on the screen

[@DanielAtDem]

Quincy Hall in the final at the Olympics.

[@Gen_X]

My fellow South African, Wayde Van Niekerk.. Who is now the fastest man ever, on planet Earth!

[@rajetmills4985]

@@Gen_X no he didn't run the current world lead. he ran the world record.

[@_MicZ_]

So I get that whenever Sydney runs it's a big deal, but like the video says: she ran a "decent" time. Of course she isn't helped by the weather (just like all the other athletes in Brussels), so maybe the expectations were a bit off (most predicted an AR, some even speculated sub 48). It would have been weird if she did not dominate that field, so her winning by a huge lead was to be expected. So why this video ? Is it just because Sydney's name generates more clicks than Paulino's name, who also ran a "decent" time but is the actual Diamond League winner ? As a fan of the sport I like to see Sydney compete, but in the end she didn't break any record and didn't win the league ...

[@itry2brational]

Wow. No mention of how her time was faster than Paulino's.

[@TotalRunningProductions]

We made this video before Paulino ran her 400 meters. It was impressive to see McLaughlin running faster than Paulino tho. Thanks for the comment

[@DarkPa1adin]

So which shoes did she wear?

[@m.r.6264]

Either the NB Fuel Cell Rebel V4 or the NB Fuel Cell SC Elite V4. Although that colorway is definitely available to the public in the Rebel and not the Elite. But maybe she gets more selection of colorways...

[@Drg24800]

She wore her normal track spikes. MD-X. Same ones she wore at the Olympics.

[@webeducation]

Well they did say at the beginning of the race that conditions were not ideal.

[@TetragrammatonPriest]

Crazy how nobody accuses the women’s 400m world record holder of doping

[@rajetmills4985]

we all know. they don't give af now because sydney gonna break that record.

[@nightworg]

Yeah nowhere near the record. It is not realistic that she can break the record, with what we have seen so far from her on the 400 m. Still very far away. Does not take away that she is an awesome athlete.

[@davidpadilla6095]

Oh yeah!!!

[@szymon6207]

Have wr 47.55 sec ?

[@relaxchamp]

Disappointing for her fans. But actually a good time for her.

[@michaelmouse4188]

I'm confused. So she was allowed to run after all?

[@jyan727]

It was an open race not one that had qualifiers if I'm understanding right

[@michaelmouse4188]

@@jyan727 Alright. Appreciate it🤙

[@jyan727]

@@michaelmouse4188 No worries

[@shubhamdas4601]

sis didn’t even bother putting on spikes. She’s living life on easy mode

[@matthewkaram9615]

They are spikes they just look like flats

[@stevenknudsen7902]

There's no competition between spikes and trainers. Only reason to wear trainers is if there is so discomfort in the foot.

[@Mdksupreme1]

She's literally wearing spikes

[@thomaswakefield6889]

she had no damn business competing in any race in Europe, especially when she doesn't even support the Diamond League

[@bogususer2595]

I believe the Diamond League has too many mandatory races so Sydney did not participate. Since she's slowly converting to 400m and 200m racer, she did not want to race too much..

[@barath4545]

@@bogususer2595 No SML is part of an American DL competitor league from 2025 so she was there to promote it AT THE DL Finals, which is next level trolling. Ofc she probably just followed orders, but the idea is to start a DL in America and kill off the DL so US people don't have to travel AT ALL but can just stay home.

[@_MicZ_]

@@bogususer2595 She had to run 1 (!) Diamond League meet in the entire 2024 season to be able to run in the finals. I don't think one race is "too many mandatory races" ...

[@christophersmith3254]

No mention that she ran quicker than the diamond race

[@_MicZ_]

I think because it's irrelevant ? Those were 2 different races. Sydney was running in a race with nothing to win but a fast time and money. She got the money and a decent time ... Paulino already ran her fastest race of the season when it mattered most (48.1 at the Olympics) and only wanted to win the Diamond League, which she did ...

[@Republicanmouse]

Sydney’s 50.3 over 10 hurdles has to equate to sub-48 in the open. Just a matter of time.

[@gustaaf1892]

It could, but the height of the hurdles present less of an obstacle for a tall female athlete than the 20% higher hurdles do for the men. They don't slow her down too much.

[@kwd-2023]

Its hard to break records when no one is pushing you.

[@speedyirv9624]

That looked too easy

[@GirlsInBands]

Look at that Holy Spirit go. Zoom!

[@BradAdams-y5f]

Brittany's time beat Syd's 200m time. So that means Brittany's better than Syd

[@davidhooper259]

She is tooling with the world. The track was wet and in flats? Is she trying to fug up? Spikes would have kept her safer from falling or slipping. I’m thinking this is a preview to next season because she didn’t take this seriously

[@Gen_X]

So what if, Paulino will beat Syd over the flat, 400m? Will she beat her over the 400 hurdles? Imo, it is more of an effort and sacrifice to be champ over the hurdles than flat 400m... Think about the effort.. the energy that is required to clear those hurdles as opposed to just running..

[@gustaaf1892]

The flat has far more prestige and competition than the hurdles.

[@OkOk-rn7to]

They are doing to Sydney same thing they did to Abby Steiner. Sydney is a great 400mH runner but she is hardly a medal contender in 400m flat otherwise that would have been her main race. Only lower cadre 400m runners run the 400mH race.

[@TheRasiani]

I guess she's tapered off her "regimen"

[@17kxngsuragh81]

Why is the mens meet record and world leading time doing in a womens race

[@ChillwithDre]

But why does the WL say 43:40 and MR 44:03 for a woman's 400m race.😂😂😂😂.

[@isitmeoryou2543]

Is she the new Marion Jones?

[@HeadPack]

That would have been a good opportunity for Femke Bol to beat Sydney. Femke runs 49 low indoors over the 400.

[@georgelee9099]

Jersey strong

[@WTC_2U]

I'm a bit confused by the video - Not the issues with Sydney running in this special qualifier, but with the times shown.Iin the lower right corner of the video, towards the end of the race, the graphic shows "WL 43.4, MR 44.03". Sydney finished in 49.11. Those times are what, almost 5-6 seconds faster then Sydney's winning time? Huh? And then the actual Diamond 400m final was won by Marileidy Paulino in 49.45. So...two of the fastest 400 meters runners currently are a full 5-6 seconds slower? I don't know or follow track closely enough to understand that discrepancy. So, what the heck are those two much faster numbers? Some graphic thing left over from the men's 400?

[@curtisbme]

Yeah, was confused by that too. No idea what that was. Women's WR is 47.6 and Olympic Record 48.17. Indoor is 49.17.

[@jazzyfour]

Where is the Olympic champ

[@_MicZ_]

Paulino was in the Diamond League final (and won) because she was competing in the league this season. Sydney ran in an "invitational" race (made up just to have her at the meet) because she didn't compete once in the league this season.

[@jazzyfour]

@@_MicZ_ Thanks for the exploration. I saw Paulino's race later on and didn't understand why two different races. Ppl wanted to see them go head to head so this didn't really do anything for the fans. Syd just needs to take this event seriously if she wants to compete in it and not just show up once in a while

[@advantagetraining6761]

Don’t put the winner in your thumbnail

[@AdenikeBecky]

Why are blocking the video

[@glennhfriedman4571]

stop telling us who won before the race !!!

[@robertstanford1778]

Those are definitely trainers she is wearing. That rime in rhose conditions is mind bogglingly impressive. Particularly with no one pushing her.

[@jyan727]

They are spikes. The New Balance MD-X v3

[@nielschristiansen731]

No correlation between headline and video. Disappointing

[@BaileeGunlin]

NB MD-X v3

[@nlocnil3602]

These are not trainers

[@reyjavi9060]

I guess it was ok.

[@judsdragon]

why did it have the mens WL and MR times up lol, no woman has run 43.40s this or any year well no female woman ;)

[@shangeetibodo2496]

Just showthe race! Talk later.

[@Lunatune320]

Where does this narrative about her wearing trainers come from? She’s wearing spikes. It’s so weird that you focus on a false narrative. The conditions weren’t great, wet and 60 degrees and you falsely highlight her wearing trainers? Man, you’re slipping.

[@will74lsn]

WL 43.40 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheTrailRabbit]

bro who are these scrubs she's racing lol

[@Hero-uy6ge]

13C°

[@_MicZ_]

I don't know why anybody expected otherwise mid september in Belgium, the average is between 10-20°C. At least it stopped raining before the races ...

[@D_SQ]

I think Sydney might have just perfected the 400m Hurdles so much, basically eliminating the hurdles when she runs the event, that she can't really run much faster on the flat as people would expect. So the improvement by a second and a half to her hurdles time when she is running the flat is probably her squeezing everything out of herself in the flat. And we know Sydney doesn't come out to big events to time trial, she comes in to showcase. She could've stayed home when she got refused participation in the DL Final, but she chose to still show up, which implies that she was confident in the form and wanted to showcase it instead of just allowing it to go to waste. So I think that the 47-second WR mark in the flat will probably be safe.

[@_MicZ_]

Sydney('s team) contacted the Brussels meet to ask for the double, she probably always knew she wasn't going to run in the DL finals as it's not hard to look up the rules. They offered her enough money for it to make it interesting for her to travel to Europe again and she was probably aiming for fast times and the opportunity to run a double before running 4 of those next year. Hard to tell if she was going to get a PB in better conditions, but it didn't look like she was capable of running a low 48 at this point in time ...

[@FeliciaAlexander-ho4rg]

Leaves a little to be desired!!! What are you talking about… I can not believe commentary so hideously off tha mark…

[@igloozoo3771]

Underwhelming. She should be 2 seconds off her 400m hurdles WR.

[@MrNoodle2001]

Why is she wearing long pants?

[@calvinnewborn8452]

Sidney is the GOAT

[@jhadebredenkamp97]

The what?🥴🤡

[@jhadebredenkamp97]

The what?🥴🤡

[@calvinnewborn8452]

@@jhadebredenkamp97 She runs hard all the time. She runs to win!

[@_MicZ_]

@@calvinnewborn8452 Yes, all the other athletes obviously run to lose ... 🙂

[@calvinnewborn8452]

@@_MicZ_ They don't have the determination and the drive. She is focusing all the time.

[@vernonfrance2974]

I'd love to see Levrone and Tebogo be defeated. I don't like Levrone's new coaching from a coach who has long been suspect but seems to be wily enough to avoid definitive proof. Innocent until proven guilty. Tebogo looks much older than his stated age. He could only finish third in the 200m WC final last year yet somehow got faster. Also, innocent until proven guilty. Hmmm.

[@ndspeedster]

Did anyone else notice that it said the world leading time was 43.03

[@DanielAtDem]

Nope... Nobody noticed that.

[@madman1rug]

For the men's yes. Wayde Van Niekerk holds the 400m World record of 43.03 seconds, The record for women is 47.60 by Marita Koch of East Germany

[@DanielAtDem]

43.40s and 44.03s are what I saw...

[@curtisbme]

Yeah, threw me for a second but of course they had the wrong times up there for women.

[@YounesBenabdelkrim]

She's not beatini paulinho

[@dawsonknowles9814]

First

[@Chasesigns]

What was the purpose of doing 2 women 400 meter races. Can someone explain? Why would they split Paulino and Sydney ?