One of the most anticipated head-to-head matchups of the track and field portion of the 2024 Paris Olympics was Team USA’s Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and The Netherlands’ Femke Bol in the women’s 400-meter hurdles. McLaughlin-Levrone entered as the reigning Olympic champion and world record holder, whereas Bol won the 2023 world title (when McLaughlin-Levrone didn’t compete due to injury) and is the second-fastest in history.
It was not even a contest.
In the final 150 meters, McLaughlin-Levrone left Bol and everyone else in the dust, making it seem like she was somehow in a lane without any 30-inch barriers in her way. She crossed the finish line in a ridiculous
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