Women's 400 Meter Hurdles Finals Were Crazy || Sydney McLaughlin VS. Femke Bol - Paris Olympics 2024

[@davess61]

I was in the stadium. By the 350m mark you could tell firstly that the race was over and secondly that the world record was about to be beaten. For a moment I thought she might break 50 seconds. A truly incredible experience 🇫🇷👏👌

[@lusisa96]

I feel like the crowd didnt fully realize that they were witnessing an historic moment. Because they were supporting Louise and were a bit disappointed.

[@davess61]

@@lusisa96 my hands were in the air waiting for the WR but I was surrounded by the orange army all watching Femke. The crowd did seem to be fairly knowledgeable in fairness and the US won big on the night, apart from the under par Lyles. SML's performance was arguably right up there with Bolt's 9.58 or Jonathan Edward's 18.29. Or Powell's 8.95 for that matter, and it was great to hear from Carl Lewis himself in the build up 😁👌

[@lusisa96]

@@davess61 yes I also guess there were a lot of Dutch fans but I was not among them. I was more talking about the french crowd, as we had Maraval in the final and even though she was not a real contender for the medal we were hoping for a miracle. She finished 8th so besides me people were a bit disappointed and didnt notice the WR at first.

[@davess61]

@@lusisa96 I was really uplifted by the French support and pondered to my wife that the stadium's roof might come off if we witnessed a French gold 🥇

[@Tadaia]

@@davess61 Love this about the Olympics! Its nice to see a nation and the world come together for the games to compete in peace against one another. Of course those forces of evil were quite busy trying to undermine the spirit of World unity with nonsense in media and social media. I managed to tune them out and the Olympics ended up being the most enjoyable few weeks of my year. And it's been a good year.

[@Gr8Incarnate]

We need to give Cockrell her flowers as well for taking 2nd. I didn't think Bol would take 3rd place

[@BlueHopi144]

indeed , fantastic Second place finish for her !!! Usa is having a fabulous Night with 1/2 punch in the 110 Hurdles , 400 H Hurdles , women's Long Jump and 200 Meters ! 8 Medals !

[@pete5691]

Agreed. She ran an amazing race

[@lamster70]

Absolutely. 51.87 pb by Cockrell is amazing in Olympic final.

[@annmariebusu9924]

Yeah she snuck in there nice 😂

[@fastj1962]

Bol barely held on for the bronze. Team usa almost took all 3 medals.

[@Magnusfication]

As a Femke fan: this was an absolutely amazing performance from Sydney. 50.37 is insane. Its a shame Femke couldnt put her race together and we didnt get the final we hoped for. But even if she did, i have a hard time believing she couldve really challenged Sydney. But for her to only run a 52 and finish 3rd. Its almost as much of an upset as Noah Lyles taking the bronze in "his" 200.

[@hellium6613]

He’s been sick for 3 days unfortunately.

[@cusahoj]

@@hellium6613kind of selfish to show up with covid19, he seems really stupid

[@fastj1962]

Only Noah has covid. I got it in march 10 days into a month long vacation and was really only sick for 2-4 hours in the morning 3 days in a row. What I did get was super tired and low energy. Didn't do much the rest of the trip and a month later still weak on the bike. I can imagine what it would do to a world class athlete.

[@programatick]

Bol got smoked just as expected.

[@lamster70]

Bol simply cracked under pressure. As soon as Sydney passed her at the bent, the race was over.

[@AllInTheGame01]

A sub 50s W400mH WR is just around the corner which is an INSANE thing to type!

[@QuamfyMarc]

Maybe next year. For sure within 2 years if she still runs.

[@martinortiz4271]

Shouldn't she attempt to break the 400m record at that point? I know she has amazing hurdling technique so the gains for the 400m might not be huge but still...

[@AllInTheGame01]

@@QuamfyMarc She should go for it post OLY on the DL circuit, break it & then go into next yr laser focused on the flat 400m!

[@KenanJHS]

It’s not possible

[@barath4545]

Won't happen, Sydneys next 2 races will be LA trials in 2028 and LA Olympics and then retirement.

[@anthonnybrownnn9760]

I told them don't play whit Sydney McLaughlin. She is on another level. Who agree?

[@bauer444]

She is all business and no showboating, she has class.

[@pharoahopoku-warner4286]

​@@bauer444opposite of Lyles

[@TheGreatness-gg1jx]

She's BEEN on another level but Bol has tried to keep up, credit to her. But it's always Sydney vs the Clock.

[@ronaldobrown98]

@@anthonnybrownnn9760 she broke Bol’s spirit

[@BLACKSTA361]

​@@pharoahopoku-warner4286and that's why everyone internationally celebrates her and the Americans love her. Lyles could learn a thing or two from her

[@idontsignin]

Femke thought that was the only way she could win was to get out hard and try to maintain it. Normally she would come of the gas a little down the back straight, but this time she kept going and paid for it in the last 100m. I link both Sydney and Femke. The sport could do with more athletes like them.

[@Ougagagoubou]

Yeah I'd love to hear her thoughts on her performance here. Does she consider it a strategic error to not do "safe" 51.xx, or was there some outside factors not allowing her to be at her absolute best on the most important race. Ofc bronze is nothing to scoff at - that time would've still won every Olympics pre-21!

[@TerranigmaQuintet]

I find it weird a top athlete would do that. It's not like she didn't know beforehand that Sydney is the faster runner of the two from the start. She could have worked on her conditioning and starting speed for ages to better handle the lactate near the end at higher speeds from the start, instead she raced like the old way and only now decided to run at Sydney's pace at the beginning. Sounds like a rookie mistake then.

[@Brewnz88]

status quo wouldn't get the win. She had to push herself to another level. She just paid a price for that.

[@deanrwilson]

It seemed that way didn't it? Bol believed if Sydney got out too far she couldn't win but in the end she only scraped in for 3rd. A second later and she's 4th.

[@stevie586]

Truth, and this is the race model Dalilah Muhammad came up with that Sydney, Anna, etc., are using that has gotten them to running these insane times.same with Warholm. Femke will never have a chance to beat Dalilah until she has the endurance to run that race pattern…the whole key to achieving times in this range rare either this, or something with insane 100M time who can turn on the jets and catch everyone in the end, which is still excruciating and requires tons of endurance. Interestingly, that was my strategy in the 400MH…I got out pretty slow, paced myself and stuck with my steps, folks would pass me and think they were clear after being way ahead of me, and I could catch them at about 90M and fly pass to win. It is possible to achieve this with that, but I don’t really recommend it…she’s gotta be able to run fast on the back stretch or she will never catch Sydney…Sydney is too fast and strong. Now the real threat here is gonna also become Anna Cockrell…she trains with Dalilah and has learned all the tricks. Once she increase her foot speed she’s gonna be a huge problem!

[@ThursdaysChild842]

Bol just couldn't live with the pace and cracked under the pressure. Started to stutter step and completely messed up her race. Sydney ran the perfect race. ZERO mistakes and 100% focus. Sydney is untouchable now.

[@TaughtByTech]

Yeah. Syd been untouchable since 2021

[@ArnoModelstate]

Even though I would've loved to see Bol win, it's not her time yet to be on that high of a level. Sydney is just a step too far.

[@Mylc03]

Now she can focus on the open 400

[@THE_HMRC]

@@Mylc03 ...until Sydney decides to run the open 400 in 2025.....Then Bol will probably have a repeat nightmare like today when they race in 2025.

[@Alann1994]

She tried to hard to match sydney instead of concentrating on her own race

[@couldbeanyone8174]

Congrats to Sydney Mclaughlin, I am happy to see Anna Cockrell get the silver medal

[@ladydi3618]

Yes she was determined to get that silver so happy for her❤️🇺🇸

[@Wuppie62]

She profited from the mess Bol got into.

[@lucaswallo8127]

I wish Bol got that silver

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

@@ladydi3618 That had nothing to do with her determination, and all with Bol's F'ing up. But congrats to Cockrell who was a least quick enough to take profit.

[@jeffdmk6530]

Sydney is a League of her own. I'm very sorry for Femke, i really like her but Sydney is too much to handle for her 🔥🔥🔥

[@Nonchalantlyfabulous]

it was so sad watching her cry. Sydney is just in a league of her own.

[@courtneyanderson3108]

Mclaughlin is clearly the best at this event with another dominant world record. Bol has won her own gold medal in this Olympics so she can hold her head high even if this event didn't go as well as she hoped.

[@QuamfyMarc]

Well said! 👍

[@parplus2556]

Bol exhausted herself in the mixed 400M relay to win gold. Hats off to her for helping her team.

[@HerveMaas]

The Dutch media interviews with Bol were heartbreaking. Bol was so disappointed in herself. She felt great but delivered in her own words the worst race of her life. Congrats to Sydney and Anna, they delivered and especially Mclaughlin-Leverone showed he absolute worldclass improving the WR again. I hope Bol will be back better for the next race and gives us the close race we hoped to see.

[@tobelaaliciamgqweto9251]

I can't imagine what she'd do in 400m or even 800m. The woman is amazing

[@tobelaaliciamgqweto9251]

​@@HerveMaasbe that as it may even on her good day against Sydney she would have still come short. It's not a disgrace to be beaten by the best. I like watching Femke run and watching her run yesterday even in Tokyo and Worlds she has no answer to Sydney.

[@rayflaherty3441]

Wow! I was wrong about the time, but so right about her beating Femke. Sydney is amazing, perhaps the most dominant of all athletes in a running event in these Olympics. And Cockrell? She told us she was going to do something special, and she did. Bright future for her! I hope Femke's ok; maybe she wasn't feeling well today.

[@GymRat4Life01]

There was a ton of pressure in the moment. However, I think when Sydney strolled on by Femke it just crushed her a bit mentally as I noticed she chopped her steps going into the final two hurdles. Sometimes when your dreams are being crushed in real time it's hard to hold it together and Anna was there and ready to capitalize on the moment.

[@TeeDominique0675]

I expected Sydney to beat Femke with a WR but I didn’t expect Anna to pass Femke for silver. We have now 4 women that ran under 52 seconds in history.

[@ashiasnow8749]

I'm glad she proved the haters wrong only saying she breaks the world record in Eugene never outside of the US so what's going to be the next excuse all hail the queen Sydney McLaughlin levrone

[@melvinekerubo1535]

They will say femki bol ate rotten eggs before the race 😂

[@TheGreatness-gg1jx]

Is that what they came up with? LOLOLOL. Gotta love em.

[@BLACKSTA361]

​@@melvinekerubo1535or that Femke had covid

[@mrs.manuel4657]

@@ashiasnow8749 haahahhaah swpid femke fans believing she could beat sydney? In their dreams, maybe hahaah

[@remylebeau5212]

They gonna say Bol was dealing with something and wasn't 100 percent.😂 That's exactly why i don't pay attention to narratives only results.🤷🏿‍♂️✊🏿💪🏿

[@battleworld2457]

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone delivers again, what a performance ! Undoubtly the GOAT of this event ! It's crazy to break 6 times the world record and to improve 1.79 second since 52.16 of Dalilah Muhammad in 2019. Anna Cockrell is now 4th all time ! Only 4 women have break 52 seconds ! Jasmine Jones PB and she is now 5th all time ! Rushell Clayton didn't PB but was very near in this final, and she is still 10th all time ! Sad for Femke Bol, I would love to see her PB but her final was not as excepted. Very disappointed for her and heartbreaking to see her cry of sadness after her final. I hope she's doing well in the other events at this Olympics, and she's come back in the future seasons.

[@Mr10before9]

I feel like Femke Bol, as strong of a runner as she is, pushed herself past her limits in an effort to stay with Sydney. This was costly to her in the end because she was gassed out.

[@TroyPlays]

Sydney Mclaughlin just keeps breaking the record all the time she really is a legend fr

[@user-eu5hj8vz9o]

I feel for Bol. She did not run her own race. She let Sydney get in her head. But she's so young and so accomplished, her time will come to get that silver and/or gold medal one day.

[@Keith.Hefner]

Yea her and syd is only a year apart

[@blazeofficial6292]

@@Keith.Hefnerno a couple months apart they’re both the say age

[@GreekboyyD]

Only way Bol ever gets the gold is if Sydney drops out of the event.

[@maskassmario321]

Lmao, her time will never come except if Mclaughlin retires before 2028

[@StewNWT]

100% agreed she didn't run her race it was night and day comparing this race to her 2 amazing relay comebacks where she paced herself perfectly.

[@BrendonSchaferCT]

At this rate of improvement, I expect a sub 50 next outing. Congrats Sydney. May you remain fit and healthy and injury free for many years to come.

[@user-eu5hj8vz9o]

Sydney, let's go get that sub - 47.60s WR in the women's 400m. If anyone can do it, it's you!

[@spotted_salamander]

Anna Cockrell knew she had to show up and show out, and she did exactly that. Not only did she have to prepare for Sydney once again, but also for Femke Bol. I must say, Anna put daylight between herself and Femke to secure 2nd place. Sydney broke her own world record again, proving that she runs with God Almighty. The American 1st and 2nd place finish is simply the best!

[@karelvidlak1913]

Moc pěkně to VŠE píšete. Ale jsem přesvědčen, že Anna za normálních okolností nemůže konkurovat Femke Bol. Tedy prozatím ne. Femke Bol udělala chybu. Jednoduše chtěla držet krok se Sydney a příliš rychlý začátek ji vyčerpal. Kdyby běžela podle sebe jak je naučená, pravděpodobně by zaběhla okolo 51 s, Anna by neměla šanci. Nicméně přesto je čas Anny Cockrell nádherný, jestli se nemýlím, tak je to 4. nejrychlejší žena v historii.

[@spotted_salamander]

@@karelvidlak1913 You make a good point.

[@onlineobserver1]

So the first and second place didn’t run with God Almighty?

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

Congratulations for Cockrell, but she got it handed on a platter by Bol who botched her race. In any normal race Bol is about a second faster than Cockrell.

[@54321-p]

I love Femke, but the early blistering pace and Sydney's strength down the last 100 meters was other-worldly.

[@sidloose9465]

"Other worldly" hmmm, I wonder why??

[@54321-p]

@@sidloose9465 Did I use the wrong expression? Sometimes, I do...

[@user-lf2og4kt5y]

Same. Love FB but Sydney is (crazy as it may seem), another level up.

[@Spyk27632]

I have been arguing with Femke Bol fans for way to long now,i hope this will make them realize that Sydney is just on another level and when Sydney doesnt race,Femke must be grateful to Sydney for that 1st place she gona get.

[@kimanimzalendo367]

Femke Bol's best time of 50.95 was set almost 1,000 meters above sea level. This flatters and she would have a difficult time, all things held constant, to replicate that time in Paris, which is only about 100 meters above sea level. McLaughlin-Levrone can break the 50 sec barrier with a bit of high altitude training at a higher level track of about 1,000 meters. For context, see Omanyala's beautiful times set at high altitude Nairobi which he could not approach in Paris

[@Another0neTime]

Femke struggled today. Hard to keep that kind of pace. I feel like she just didn't have it today. Kudos to syd for such an incredible feat.

[@sheridan1887]

Femke was doing other races. In the press conference she said it wasn't a factor, but sometimes it just catches up to you and you lose steam and concentration. Sydney concentrated on this race. she definitely had more fresh legs

[@eastcoastshine2009]

@@sheridan1887 her 4x400m split also wasn’t nearly as fast as her mixed relay split.

[@ronaldobrown98]

Sydney McLaughlin is a once in a lifetime talent, she is beyond description. What you saw was Femke Bol having her soul taken. Sydney completely broke her spirit. Racing can be psychological and to be as great as Bol, but absolutely defenceless against such a freak athlete, when she got around the bend and saw Sydney pull away from her it looked like all her belief, faith & energy left her.

[@rogerkjellstrom3637]

Yes it was a wonderful moment

[@Brewnz88]

I think Femke aimed for the queen, but it's really difficult running outside of her (not that it would have mattered). She'll be back, she tried but SML is on another level

[@bluerfoot]

Ok nice what did you ever do?

[@ronaldobrown98]

@@Brewnz88 I honestly just think Femke was in the form of her life, everything she trains for is to beat Sydney and the last 150m she knew it still wasn’t enough, her spirit broke and her legs became heavy.

[@ronaldobrown98]

@@bluerfoot i’m a big fan of Bol, just saying how I see it

[@annmariebusu9924]

Even though I liked Bol I predicted Sydney to win. Bol is not at the same level. Bol has been very dominant without Syndney last year. However as soon as Sydney wins all the talk is drugs 😂. Sydney is the queen whether you like it or not.

[@TerranigmaQuintet]

Mostly because Sydney hadnt raced outside Eugene for a long time now, and it IS a known strat to do these things to avoid doping tests, and her coach isnt exactly one with a clean history. Add the fact she is constantly dropping so much time off a WR even when not competing much, it is natural peopel get suspicious. Still doesnt have to mean shes actually doping ofc.

[@QuamfyMarc]

Have you been smoking too? 😂

[@darrellejohnson2377]

Stop making excuses Sydney never failed a test. Bol just got smoked. When Bol was consistently getting faster I didn’t hear anything about drugs. She is not in her league.

[@Asger21]

No one is better than Sydney Mclaughlin 🥰...period. 6th WR...WOW!!!

[@brandonm8901]

Not only would a 50.37 have put her in the semis for the flat 400m, but she would have been just one place from making the finals!

[@BlueHopi144]

she would have medaled in the 400 flat if she truly wanted !

[@neerajnongmaithem392]

​@@BlueHopi144 sydney ran the second fastest 400 flat of the season as her first race this year. I think she could have won it all if she ran the way she did today. Maybe even goinhg below 48.

[@Ougagagoubou]

My guess is, she'll try her hardest to do impossible WR still for a year or two, and comes back to be champ of open 400 in '27 worlds.

[@tonyclifton2230]

Yes and the fastest pryce is already out. ​@neerajnongmaithem392

[@chukachukwu9191]

She would win the 400 flat if she competed in it

[@mondo851]

Femke pushed harder than usual to be near Sydney at 200, but there was a price for that strategy. Cockrell ran the race of a lifetime. I wonder whether Femke's prep the previous couple months was optimal for a peak at the Olympics. In hindsight, placing Femke on the 4x400 mixed relay final was probably a good move. It was a fantastic finish by Bol, a gold medal performance, and if she had rested up and not participated, it probably wouldn't have made a difference against Sydney in the 400 H final.

[@StewNWT]

you could see that Femke attempted to run a very difference race today and it did not work out. I will be fascinated to hear her comments in the presser afterwards

[@onlineobserver1]

She ran a mixed race. It’s not like she ran the entire race by herself.

[@efisgpr]

And couldn't even keep up with a chilling Sydney.. Then she dropped the hammer

[@rev6330]

I think what broke Femke's race was that she's not used to run behind someone anymore. Normally over the last 2 years, she always ran far ahead and could decide what pace to go. This time, she tried to keep up with Sydney - well, of course she did, it's an Olympic final and she's the only woman in the world with the slightest chance of beating her. She did a great job at keeping up over the first 200, but then between hurdles 5 and 7, you can clearly see her stength failing. Anna on the other hand knew better, she didn't even try to compete with Sydney, she just ran her own race, and a magnificent one at that. I'm a big fan of Femke, and I really hope she can keep imporving and challenge Sydney one day, but today she wanted too much. Huge congratulations to the US ladies, well deserved for both of them!

[@SonnieBhavvie]

You're right 👍

[@Wuppie62]

"I think what broke Femke's race was that she's not used to run behind someone anymore" Femke is known for her comebacks in the last 100m. SML had the ideal position in lane 5: seeing FB in lane 6 right in front of her, she could run (next) to her and then move on. But Femke could never reach SML's 50.3s today, even if she had ran her best race. Now she ran her worst race, unfortunately, and lost silver because of that.

[@rendy5092]

Not true, Bol has proven multiple times she has a strong finish where she steals victories.

[@onlineobserver1]

She was just outrun. It’s that simple.

[@THE_HMRC]

FACTS.

[@_jusvibe]

This race proved once again Sydney has no rivals or competitors

[@TheGreatness-gg1jx]

And she's just getting faster.

[@riahmatic]

I like Bol but the Bol agenda was pretty strong by some folks haha

[@ronniejohnson196]

Exactly!!!!!!!

[@lowzyyy]

usa and doping got her there

[@redfishswimming]

Just you wait 😊

[@_MicZ_]

What an amazing race from Sydney, hats off! I would have really liked it if Bol also ran her best race instead of one of her worst, but with this 50.37 there is no way Femke at her best would have been close to her ...

[@vanillaoverchocolate5440]

If Naser is in 100% form, a 100% Miller- Uibo, and Paulino with Mclaughlin, then the womens 400 could be the most looked forward to event come the next World Championships

[@QuamfyMarc]

High 50s was possibility with fresh relaxed Femke.

[@tambam6744]

@@QuamfyMarcDream on fool

[@darrylzzz]

@@tambam6744 She already ran a high 50, she still wouldn't have won, but people expected better of her

[@beremita]

@@darrylzzz on a track that's known to produce some insanely fast times...

[@charlesoboyle4787]

In respect to Femke-not so many years ago a 52 was WORLD RECORD TERRITORY.Femke ran her legs out making up 10 meters-yes 10 meters-in the mixed relay winning a GOLD MEDAL-it was her best chance at GOLD MEDAL-so in hindsight-it was smart since she was NOT GOING TO BEAT A 50.37! Sydney is soooooo good it is almost unfair.A few months back Sydney beat Gabby T in. a 200m-beat the current OLYMPIC CHAMPION in her event!

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

Quit making excuses for her----you sound stupid-----the whole world saw that she was not in Sydney's league---------I anticipated this weak argument of she run the 4x400 mixed relay as though that would have helped her if she did not run in that race.

[@davess61]

@@charlesoboyle4787 Sally Gunnel won gold in a major champs in 52.9 not that long ago

[@charlesoboyle4787]

@@davess61 Exactly-Femke is FAST-an elite athlete-so is Ms Cockrell-but Sydney is a near U-BOLT talent-losing to Sydney running 52.15 or so..

[@AmbassadorAusar]

Look at the distance between Sydney and the rest of the field!! Femke is not in the ballpark of Sydney in this event who are we kidding? It's time Sydney go to the 400m flat and dominate that event. I can even see her doing the 200m and like Michael Johnson master the 200m and 400m events. Anna was amazing and I am so proud of her!!! Femke has company in these hurdles and it ain't just Sydney!

[@mfinn7185]

like running against a 'man'

[@b0bzeroe914]

Sydney is the Goat

[@virgilgreen4915]

Problems come when you try to run someone elses race instead of your own. There was no way she was going to win when she went out as hard as she did. I think the pressure got to Femke.

[@cryo9216]

She clearly choked towards the end. Look how dramatically she slowed when she saw 2nd place slipping away.

[@Brewnz88]

@@cryo9216 more like she locked up after going out faster than normal. When that lactic builds up, there is not much you can do but hang on. (I'm all team-Syd, but what these ladies are doing is no joke. I don't doubt FB's determination or desire, but when you do things your body isn't used to, it can come at a cost. But she HAD to do something different if she wanted a shot at the gold). Respect to Femke....fan battles don't diminish her as an athlete. (and, yes, I was talking siht after the race, but not ragging on Femke...more aiming at Syd's detractors)

[@cryo9216]

@@Brewnz88 Lactate acid gets to everyone. Femke's slow-down was far too dramatic to simply be from lactate acid build up. It was mental as well.

[@yurikriegel2553]

totally agree. Femke is a closer, not a Warholm-type runner. there is no way that rate of slowing down was from anything other than complete lactic acid overload. I have raced and had that happen.( it's like someone pouring quick drying cement on you like Whiley Coyote, your muscles completely lock up, ha ha). It's a miracle to even finish. When she runs her own race, her finish is out of this world.

[@cryo9216]

@@yurikriegel2553 That only happens in people who are in mediocre shape. Top athletes in superior shape "die" at a much slower rate. I would know - I competed at the world class level for years.

[@shawnlittle73]

SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN IS IN A LEAGUE OF HER OWN

[@lethabomashike]

This channel has done so much for this sport. Thank you 😇😇

[@Quickfeet32]

This is what I said. I do not want to hear an excuse that Sydney has never beat her any where else and that she can only break a WR in Oregon. She just proved all of that wrong. She is the Queen GOAT of Hurdles. Period! But props to Femke she had too much mileage on her legs from this Olympics, especially during that 4 x 4 mixed relay.

[@mjm4ut]

Glad to see someone acknowledge that; Bol isn't going to beat her, but she's run much better than that and a closer contest was expected. She looked wore out.

[@donjohnson5123]

Excellent point but Femke’s focus should have been settled on 1 thing and 1 thing only, beating Sydney no matter what Sydney ran…. Tying her to other events was stupid. Femke should be ashamed. This is the Olympics, 10 events you STILL show up and destroy Sydney. Femme is weak where it counts the most, in the heart.

[@TrungNguyen-ir8qo]

But she doesn't live in Sydney

[@ltyler01]

@@Quickfeet32 Bol was never going to run any sub 51sec 400mh in Paris regardless if she didn’t run any other race.

[@Elonmuskateer]

@@ltyler01 all a matter of opinion, bol looked jaded, she’s young and she’s super talented - she will Come back stronger

[@Anondrops]

Sydney 👑

[@Keith.Hefner]

Stop making excuses for femek 1.the mixed relays was a week ago+ 2.she tried to run with syd the first 200m in which she doesn’t do 3. She hasn’t ever beaten syd head to head 4. Sydney is the GOAT Reminder syd beat gabby and brown in the 200m this season in which they both placed🥇and🥉

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

Yup! if Bol had not tried to compete with Sydney in a foot race in the first 200m, she would have been second----but she wanted to show that she could hang with Sydney and lost the race before it ended.

[@darrellejohnson2377]

I’m not sure she would have been second

[@k.alex.4885]

This year, Bobby let Sydney race when it matters, and today, it did. Simply the Best Ever. I saw her at Morehouse in May when she ran the world's fastest time.

[@Astro2024]

Not surprised. There was never a competition for Sydney. The reason Bol got caught by Anna Cockrell is the same reason she got caught by Alexis Holmes

[@valeriedean3139]

Exactly. But you have to understand they always find an excuse for people like Femke and Abby Steiner.

[@QuamfyMarc]

Totally different situations.

[@therealg4197]

@@valeriedean3139 and Matthew boling

[@PedroJohnston1]

@@valeriedean3139 is "they" in the room with us now?

[@valeriedean3139]

@@PedroJohnston1 lol

[@StewNWT]

Btw - I can't be the only person who noticed how INSANE Anna Cockrell's body/physique is right? Like HOLY fuck she is beautifully ripped. She's a very beautiful woman as well but man her body is next level wow

[@THE_HMRC]

How do you bring up the first two splits but not say anything about the last two splits....which were the most SIGNIFICANT in the race? It's not how you start the race, it is how you finish, and that third split, when you post it, will make your mouth drop. That separation just off the curb to the second hurdle was.....breathtaking.

[@Tredawakandan]

Sydney was my favorite & for Good Reason. Glad she Got another world record Also wanna say Michael Johnson was confident yesterday in saying Sydney would do the 400m flat 😤. He implied she wanted to leave the Record with more breathing room💯 Also gotta agree with the Announcer believing Sydney wouldn't do her typical fast 200m start but conserve a little and use it all for the back stretch 💯

[@tastic1748]

When Sydney put in overdrive.....Bol couldn't believe her eyes and started slowing down.

[@guslevy3506]

Femke is an elite world class athlete…Syd is a generational icon.

[@ronniejohnson196]

BINGO!!!!!!!!

[@QuamfyMarc]

Come on give Femke bit more credits. Elite Worlds class atletes dont run that many WR's and a huge 47.9 relay split.

[@curtismajors2315]

That a perfect statement. You are right on target 🎯.

[@efisgpr]

​@@QuamfyMarc Obscure event: indoor 400 Even MORE obscure event: 300mH

[@mkmc94]

@@QuamfyMarc Saying that she's an Elite Worlds classa atletes is giving her credit. Sydney is just like Usain Bolt a legend

[@wandrag1430]

Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone is a once in a generation athlete, and to be so dominant in terms of consistency, winning championships and breaking records is putting her in a league of her own.

[@jameskuzan6009]

I like Bol but I'm so glad her annoying fanbase got humbled hard lol. She's not even close to the GOAT. As for Sydney, I would aim for sub 50.00 for a couple years and then switch to 400m flat regardless of whether she manages to go sub 50 seconds or not. She could definitely break the world record in 400m flat if she focused on it. Holding the world records for both events would be insane!

[@malencid]

I doubt it.

[@Andrew-ry9be]

She’s only 25, imagine what she could do in a couple years!!

[@PlaySA]

Not remotely surprised, honestly all the talk of Bol threatening Sydney seemed way, way overblown to me. A bit manufactured.

[@valeriedean3139]

Femke is the Abby Steiner of America. So overrated.

[@darrellejohnson2377]

You are so correct. We heard the same foolishness with Abby Steiner and she got embarrassed to.

[@jewel65]

Poor Femke! You could tell she was struggling! I love her!

[@SonnieBhavvie]

​@@RickDannerme too

[@blazeofficial6292]

😂😂 keep crying

[@valeriedean3139]

@@blazeofficial6292 lol

[@rogerkjellstrom3637]

The hype around Femke has been massive in the news , as if they discounted McLaughlin despite her running faster, very strange

[@ltyler01]

Many of us know why

[@rogerkjellstrom3637]

@@ltyler01 Please do tell?

[@ltyler01]

@@rogerkjellstrom3637 She's dismissed for her skin tone and Bol is hyped for hers. Even many Americans have hyped Bol over Sydney.

[@TerranigmaQuintet]

@@ltyler01 Or maybe its because Bol actually been competing last few years, while Sydney was away being pregnant, then injured. In hindsight, they should have known better ocnsidering she did ran the WR a few months ago, that she would be in top shape for the olympics. So stop playing the race card ( and god i hate having to say that, makes me sound like a MAGA)

[@ltyler01]

@@TerranigmaQuintet crap. Folks know who Sydney McLaughlin is so don’t act like they don’t. McLaughlin had set five world records. Never lost a race in the event since 2019. Was undefeated against Femke Bol. And it was as if it was Bol who had all the records. Go find someone else to play your game with. Sydney McLaughlin has never missed a full season of competition

[@waynejudgementdembclaat1626]

No excuses. McLaughlin congratulations. If I were the government in Fenke Bol country I’d fire everyone on the track administration. Were they trying to destroy Bol. The 4x400 mixed relay before the other rounds of hurdle was very wrong. At least McLaughlin was much fresher and didn’t have to run down anyone in any other race. I’m hoping that she’s learned not to take on too much before ,especially when going up against a talent like McLaughlin. I’ll make sure she’s tagged and hopefully she will get that record at next year’s World championship… She’s still my favourite and will always be. Bol will change the game

[@omarmunroe1420]

Wouldn't have mattered . Sydney is just that much better than anyone else

[@philippeterson9512]

I really hope Sydney does lead off for the women’s 4 x 4. It will let us see if she can get close to the world record for the 400 m. That’s the one I really want her to get!

[@mauricebrew7712]

Same here. Just my opinion, but I don't think she should worry about running sub 50 in the hurdles. I hope she turns her attention to the 400 flat and sprinkle some more 200m races as well. We'll see

[@rogerkjellstrom3637]

Good point!

[@jameswoodson4514]

Great idea

[@dimensionexo.]

Same here "Phil"Sydney's reign over the 400m hurdles is well established - Perhaps tis time for her to seek other ventures *

[@Jo-pt2uh]

My preference is Sidney anchors 4x4. But I'd still like her to take 400mh under 50. It's the race she really loves. And then move on to 400m flat.

[@avocadozzz5706]

With all the upsets happening the last few days I was expecting a Femke Bol upset but Sydney said not today satan.

[@Wuppie62]

Satan? WTF?

[@brentwalker8596]

Satan? LMFAO. You have quite the imagination.

[@trandyescapes9798]

Satan!!???

[@lilianhaggland2031]

Amen

[@SHARKVADERS]

Satan? Really? Satan? SMH...

[@PeterKoroma-fw9xk]

With this type of dominance in the event, she needs a new challenge…..maybe she need to go try to break the WR for the 400 flat and the 200

[@ladydi3618]

400 will be her next challenge for world record then the 200 🇺🇸❤️

[@arlenelovell3187]

I agree. I think she should look at running in the 400m. If she can run the 400m with hurdles at this level I think she should look at competing in that race. Sydney is also an amazing 4 x 400 relay athlete too!

[@anthonyanderson9303]

Going for the flat 400 WR next is the plan according to her coach.

[@SonnieBhavvie]

Yeah exactly

[@XxAziCodxX1]

WR for the 400M flat is going be broken tomorrow by Paulino.

[@BGIGAMERS]

Sydney drops time like a broken watch!

[@CPWS_The_Stingray]

I'm all for Femke, but Sydney is just way too dominant

[@rebeccastone3301]

All the TALKERS who said Femke Bol would beat Sidney need to shut up … Femke was hysterically crying because all you talkers had her believing she could beat Sidney AND break the World Record … NEVER EXPECT ❤

[@nefertitiscott3179]

Bol paid for running that Anchor leg in the mixed relay.

[@vanillaoverchocolate5440]

How so? She has an olympic gold medal.😂

[@ltyler01]

She likely may have run a better race but still would’ve gotten smoked by Sydney.

[@brentwalker8596]

Karma. Lol.

[@arose9871]

Excuses...Bol didn't have a chance at a Gold medal. She can't beat Sydney.

[@sadiporter2966]

that was many days ago, there's no way that running hard for 400m multiple days ago caused her performance to drop loads. She simply went out too hard by trying to keep up with sydney instead of running her own race so she ran out of gas. I'm sure she won't do that next time they race though.

[@jbofficial32]

And some people thought this would be close lol. Stop forcing this nonexistent rivalry and never compare Sydney with Femke again. Sydney is in a league of her own. Generational athlete.

[@Wuppie62]

Do you need it that bad?

[@QuamfyMarc]

It could / must be closer. A good Femke can run high 50s or at least low 51s.

[@therealg4197]

@@QuamfyMarc lool keep telling yourself that

[@jyllian3990]

👏 👏 👏

[@Wuppie62]

@@therealg4197 Why not? She already did it once, and there's no reason that it's within her potential to improve herself further.

[@thetamihana2561]

Bol cracked when she felt Sydney passing by. A must see race!

[@efisgpr]

Sydney was in the lead from the gun.

[@mauricebrew7712]

I wish Bol didn't run in the 4x400 mixed relay final. She still would not have beaten Syd today, but at least we would be spared from the upcoming excuses

[@PedroJohnston1]

She won an Olympic gold medal what a stupid fucking take.

[@XxAziCodxX1]

That had nothing to do with todays performance she ran the mixed relay many days ago and was well rested, Femke ran out of Gas trying to keep up with Syd so stop the cap she can’t beat Syd it’s had been proven many time now.

[@User.Joshua]

I totally understand this sentiment, but she was amazing during the relay and her team won gold too; they absolutely needed her. Medaling at the olympics should be more celebrated. Gold is nice, but many athletes would kill for a bronze.

[@mauricebrew7712]

@@XxAziCodxX1 Why are you coming at me? I agree with you. I saw a few comments right after the race saying Bol wasn't fully rested because of the mixed relay.

[@paygej8710]

​@@mauricebrew7712Femke said in the post race interview that the mixed relay didn't impact her performance and she's used to running a lot. She didn't use it as an excuse like lots of people are saying in these comments which makes me love her even more.

[@kutznnty7542]

To the Femke Bol's fans, i hope this puts to rest the ridiculous comparison of Sydney vs Bol. Sydney is on a world of her own and Bol is competing with the rest. I had stated this earlier that Bol should focus on Silver because Anna C. and Clayton (who was a non factor in this race) had greatly improved. Now you guys have seen what took place. Sydney is golden, Anna has Silver because Bol tried to focus too much on Sydney, disrespecting the other competitors and she paid dearly for it (even got lucky for bronze cos the third American was very close in overtaking her). I hope this is a lesson learnt, and learnt the hard way.

[@user-lf2og4kt5y]

Well, you are obviously in the inner circle and had it all planned out. I wasn't a firm Femke or Anna or Sydney fan before the Paris Olympics But, I'll tell you what. When Femke ran a sub-48 second relay leg in the mixed relay race that she had been involved in win, lose or draw for several years before, she made me a fan. The post-race interview between the three medal winners, shows how respectful they were. And how totally disrespectful you are.

[@kutznnty7542]

@user-lf2og4kt5y Disrespectful!! Tell that to the rabid Bol's fans that started this and I am sure you are one of those.....coming here pretending that you are not. Just finishing what they started....

[@user-lf2og4kt5y]

@@kutznnty7542 Completely wrong. My personal favourite races are the 1500m mens and womens. I was more concerned about Kerr vs Ingebrigtsen vs Nuguse vs Hocker vs Cheruyiot. Only had a vague notion of Sydney M-L and Femke- B before Paris, and now a huge fan of both of those great athletes. All the best.

[@splashjohnson1764]

Yall can stop this "rivalry" stuff. She stomped Bol n this was the biggest gap 🤣 in all 3 of their races. Bol is a beast no hate from me but at this point she is just a "challenger"

[@eastcoastshine2009]

They season PR were just .30 apart going into this and they almost the same age! The rivalry thing was well within reason off that alone.

[@splashjohnson1764]

@eastcoastshine2009 I'm sorry but no it wasn't bro. Bols season PB was questionable cuz a bunch of sprinters at that same meet all set PBs as well you can look it up. But from what you're saying any of the girls that race Sydney is a rival cuz none of them can beat her either. Clearly Bol runs her best when Sydney isn't around. That's not a rival that's a competitor like the rest that try and catch up.

[@dimensionexo.]

@@eastcoastshine2009 - A "rivalry"is when a member of both parties has at least one win which"Bol"does not have - Hench no rivalry *

[@darrellejohnson2377]

Bol can’t compete with Sydney.

[@eastcoastshine2009]

Research the definition of rival then you’ll be enlightened enough to know that’s exactly what Bol is as long as they’re dueling on any stage in women 400m hurdles. If people aren’t kneeling down to worship Syd like you do or want them to …tough shittt!!!

[@nightworg]

Yeah Sydney is one in a lifetime athlete. It is insane she can still push the time down with so much. I do feel bad for Femke who had one of the worst runs I have seen in a long time. I think she could not handle the pressure, because we already know she can run faster than this.

[@nkundisebina7893]

Another Olympic Bronze for Bol will definetly be heartbreaking for her! Its been a while since she lost in the hurdles! Once Syd passed her she capitulated and lost the game plan! Hopefully Syd moves to 400m now!

[@Jo-pt2uh]

Syd still needs to take 400mh below 50. My opinion.

[@stevenbaker2560]

I felt for Femke. Once she saw that Sydney speed, I think it definitely threw her off her game. She needs to come to America and compete with the best!

[@arlenelovell3187]

Femke Bol was just swallowed up and sucking wind. She also ran multiple times before this race and was probably tired. The days of Carl Lewis and Jesse Owens are over where athletes can win multiple gold medals in different events are gone. The world 's athletes are on an even playing field especially with many athletes around the world training in the US. Competition is fierce!

[@TerranigmaQuintet]

She only ran 1 time extra, and that was the relay finals. Not enough to explain all this.

[@arlenelovell3187]

@@TerranigmaQuintet that's true. Just trying to help her out with an explanation. You are right!

[@therealg4197]

@@arlenelovell3187 will yall ever stop these excuses

[@arlenelovell3187]

@@therealg4197 you are right, Bol just flat out loss!

[@dimensionexo.]

All runners ran multiple x's to get to the final

[@chiefd3290]

There is no doubt in my mind that SML will get the gold and break her own record once again. She is truly the GOAT and a true legend. The only thing I got wrong was Anna Cockrell who got the silver. This was surprising but not shocking. Anna is getting better and better each time. Unfortunately, Femke Bol just ran out of gas which may have been caused for running the mixed 4x400 mixed relay earlier in the week.

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

I told people a month ago that Anna would beat Bol and everyone said I was hating on her------Now, they know.

[@MamitaGomez]

Great race by all the medalists!! People are being so hard on Ms. Bol; all the hype coming from everyone else (not her) led to fans being disappointed but *she medaled at this event! * They should all be proud of themselves!!

[@lisasoar8448]

💯🙌👏

[@efisgpr]

She BARELY medalled.

[@lisasoar8448]

@@efisgpr you slow?? Yeah, you are. That's not her usual performance.

[@zstepohznrebrenhoirer7]

I'm quite sad for Femke and very happy for Sidney. They're both great.

[@madisonsweezer3539]

been waiting for this one

[@dimensionexo.]

Congratulations "Sydney" on your 🥇st p[lace finish Congratulations "Anna' on your 🥈nd place finish Congratulations "Femke"on your 🥉rd place finish *

[@davids5980]

The false close rivalry narrative was comprehensively dispelled last night. At least the idea of a closer finish caused the race to get the attention it deserved.

[@NouhanTraore-vu5xq]

SYDNEY!!!🗣📣🎉

[@djquiksilva]

What an incredible time …. Crazy!

[@jonrussell2695]

Im a big Femke fan, but i take my hat off to Sydney, a very convincing win, i really thought it would be closer on the line

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

😅😅---Wow----you fell for all the hype huh------My advice for you in the future is, don't let fanaticism cloud your judgment------Your girl is not in the same level and zip code as Sydney-----She will never come close to Sydney because there is nothing in track and field that she does better than Sydney.😄

[@jonrussell2695]

@@kobbieafriyie2172 Not at all, she's certainly not my girl, she is from another country. She is a great runner with a pulchritudinous outlook, in the name of sport, it would have been great to see a closer finish, regardless of outcome. Thank you for your advice, as you are probably American, I would never be taking it.

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

@@jonrussell2695 I don't care if you take my advice-----But I am glad to know that you were one of those who for years had this dream and fantasy that Bol was going to compete with Sydney and beat her-------She was soundly defeated by Sydney as have I anticipated ----Bol's pulchritudinous outlook on life does not matter in sports one bit-----next time do not compare a second-level athlete to Sydney.

[@WalterWhite-sm2dr]

Credit must go to Sydney’s coach ..

[@deenice7155]

I say the same thing about Bol unprecedented feats...

[@sjbrigante4845]

I blame channels like this for people thinking Bol had a chance this race.

[@mphulomaako]

Everyone who thought Bol had a chance was delusional to say the least… She tried keeping up with Sydney but realised that she’s on a whole different level.. And no one should come up with excuses about fatigue….she lost. Period

[@minichikimakubex]

As far as sidney stays at the wr pace bol wont have a chance😢

[@lordptk4115]

It was always clear that Femke had to overperform for herself by quite a margin, while Sidney had to to not do what she always seems to to (which is setting new world records). It was possible for Femke to beat Sidney, though not super likely; but anything can happen in a final of a big event. But alas, Sidney was stellar again breaking her won WR again, while Femke had a bad-ish race, being more than a second under her won PB. It is racing at the end of the day - you have to perform, just the stopwatch counts

[@PedroJohnston1]

Literally nobody was betting on Bol. That's just the narrative you want to make up sou you can slam dunk on her for no reason.

[@willaimoconnell9430]

​@@PedroJohnston1it's just a person you were rooting for. No pain. No scars.

[@TerranigmaQuintet]

@@PedroJohnston1 Some people take some internet comments way too serious. The few trolls claiming Bol would have this in the bag do not represent most people.

[@fishdrew1111]

Can't wait to see your post RE Sydney's ALL-TIME WORLD FASTEST 47.70 leg of the USA 4 X 400 relay.

[@kuratong21]

I think the youtuve owner is femkebol fan thats why there is still no video about the 4x400

[@sameerbhalerao431]

Sydney look so elegant and beautiful while doing all this ....😭

[@trackman411]

Sydney has it from the 1st hurdle. She had already started breaking the stagger against Bol freaking amazing!!

[@ultrainstinctcannon4659]

Hopefully TRP can stop saying Bol anywhere close to Sydney this race proved that

[@kimberleyjohnson5273]

Congrats to Anna Cockrell so proud of you Family!! Don’t ever SLEEP on Anna she is AMAZING!! The sky is the Limit to what she can have!! You go Lady!!🙏❤🏃‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️So Proud of YOU!!!

[@MajinSupernova]

This was never a race for gold, it was always a race for silver. I dont think i've ever seen a race of Sydney where she looks like she's even going all out.

[@Jo-pt2uh]

I love watching Sydney's even, fluid stride

[@minddash8905]

Femke who? Smh for all of you doubting Queen Syd!!

[@erickmartinez2211]

This is the first race I’ve seen live of Sydney and i was just in awe. She truly is one of the greats, the way she went out there and defended her title was insane, she definitely deserves that medal.

[@The1stKaiwan]

The difference between Cockrell and Bol is that she was humble enough to know that she couldn’t beat Sydney, so her strategy was to win silver. Bol actually believed the hype and naively believed she could compete for gold. When she realized her mistake, it was too late.

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

"Bol actually believed the hype and naively believed she could compete for gold." -----This was exactly Bol's problem----She let TV announcers like Ato Boldon and her many loud fans make her believe that she could beat Sydney-----------She should have run her own race but she let it get into her head that she could beat Sydney because of all the indoor records and running 50.95 a few weeks back.

[@THE_HMRC]

@@kobbieafriyie2172 ....The look on Bol's face in the final 50m of that race says it all.....Cockrell ran right by her while she was looking like a deer in the headlights...A look that said..."why the fuck did I let those people get me to think that I could beat this woman??' Bol cried when she realized that she was a bronze medalist instead of the second fastest person out there. At least she made sure she got a gold medal by subbing to be the last leg of the mixed 400m....smart girl in that aspect.

[@kobbieafriyie2172]

@@THE_HMRC That look on her face was light "Did Sydney just run over me like a freight train'? Yes, she did, Bol----there are levels to this, and you are not on my level😅😅😅

[@teppolaaksonen59]

i wanna see diamond league race in this month where she really pushes from 150m to the end, there is the under 50s race to be seen. She is in that shape. Femke:s true level is somewhere there 51.20-51-40, forget the high altitude swiss race, sydney in that same race would have run 49.90...

[@musichere3287]

Lights were too bright for Bol. Time to switch to 400m flat and PRAY Sydney doesn't run it 😂

[@TerranigmaQuintet]

Prolly wont happen, she likes doing hurdles too much for that.

[@ryanjones7892]

Don't mind me, I'm just here for the Europhile "if she wouldn't have run the 4x400" cope, teeth-gnashing, and accusations. 😅

[@GreekboyyD]

Yep it’s truly embarrassing.

[@nickatnite16]

facts!

[@robertstanford1778]

Sydney is just racing against the clock in rhe 400m hurdles. At her absolute best Femke would still be a half second behind. I feel certain that if Sydney wants to she can break the 400m sprint record as well. She always looks like she is so in control and not pushing at all, never appears stressed.

[@onlineobserver1]

Well then she should. IT IS THE OLYMPICS. The perfect time to show what you can do. You all just don’t want to admit that she lost fair and square. I bet you aren’t saying that about other athletes that didn’t win gold.

[@TaylorJames-ug7ur]

I haven't noticed before but Femke Bol throws her left arm out as she jumps the hurdles and you can see her unbalance. It must have an effect on her running. If she was to sort that out she could be a world record holder too!!

[@avocadozzz5706]

Everyone hyping up this race as THE race of the Olympics because of the “rivalry” between a Sidney and Femke Bol and ends up being the most one-sided victory of all the races. There was no rivalry, there’s just the Queen herself.

[@eastcoastshine2009]

The only hype was Richardson in the 100 and yall making her out to be uncrowned fastest woman . Bol was expected to be a close second place. Not the same thing

[@nickatnite16]

@@eastcoastshine2009 a lot of femke fan boys had her winning,she got trounced

[@eastcoastshine2009]

@@nickatnite16 so did Richardson for fastest women in world title. Syd is nice but 400m hurdles isn’t a glamour event at all

[@Fly_birdie]

Sydney is in a class of her own. No one is catching her. Also the Dutch team should leave Femke out if the 4x400m mix relay so she doesn't have to burnout much energy ahead of her main event.

[@nickatnite16]

she doesnt run mixed,no gold. she races sydney without doing mixed,still no gold. at least she goes home with a gold

[@kc5466]

Is this even a rivalry when one person always win?

[@valeriedean3139]

No. The track commentators trying to make it a rivalry when it's not.