Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone finishes fifth in 100m hedges; Ackera Nugent holds Tia Jones
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone shows that she is not afraid to get out of her comfort zone.
The world record holder and the quadruple Olympic champion entered an unexplored territory on Saturday (May 31) in Philadelphia of the great slam track stopGetting away from its traditional 400m obstacles and 400m flat races to take short obstacles.
The 25 -year -old finished fifth with a time of 12.70.
It was a deep field that presented the hedges of the second and the third faster in the world this year in the United States Tia Jones And Jamaica Ackera Nugent.
They delivered to Philly, with Nugent above the ranking at 12:44 p.m. and Jones in second at 12:60 p.m. Megan Tapper de la Jamaica completed the first three to 12.66.
“I just needed to run my race, it’s going very well for me, I’m just patient as the races pass,” said Nugent thereafter. “All I have to do is keep the momentum today see you tomorrow.”
McLaughlin-Levrone has run in the event sporadically in his career, after having participated in four events of 100m hurdles since 2014, according to his global athletics profile. Its best time is a 12.61 USATF gold games in May 2021.
Then, the American Star will be faced with another set of difficult circumstances: The 100m Flat, a race which she has never ran professionally.
The competition ends on Sunday (June 1), with the current action at 3.30 p.m. local time. In the United States, fans can attend action on the CW or streaming via Peacock.
