"All the glory goes to God"- When Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone opened up about creating history in 400m hurdles by defeating Dalilah Muhammad & Femke Bol

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone created history by becoming the first female athelte to run the 400m hurdles below the 51 second mark at the World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon in 2022. The American athlete credited her success to her faith and revealed how it had played a very important role while she prepared to compete in the major competition.

McLaughlin-Levrone was in peak form ever since the Tokyo Olympics where she won the gold medal and broke the World record in the 400m hurdles. The American athlete went head to head against some of the best athletes in the world which included Femke Bol and Dalilah Muhammad among others. She dominated the line-up to clinch the title with a formidable lead clocking 50.68s.

Bol placed second with a performance of 52.27 and Muhammad took home the bronze medal with a performance of 53.13. It was McLaughlin-Levrone's fourth World record in 13 months. The race led her to etch her name in the history books for pushing the limits of the sports with her spectacular performances and relentless effort to achieve feats which were once termed as 'impossible'.

The Olympic gold medalist spoke about her performance in a post race interveiw and said:

“I’ll have to start off by saying all the glory to God.These past few days getting ready for this race, Hebrews 4:16 has been on my mind — coming boldly to His throne to receive mercy and grace. And I think He really gave me the strength to do it today, so all the glory goes to God," she said.

“Coming into this race I just wanted to go out there and attack the whole thing. Bobby [Kersee, her coach] and I have been training for this all year and we wanted to go execute. The last 100 hurt really bad, but I’m really grateful for it and I’m grateful for that time and bringing a medal home to Team USA," she added.

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Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone on how her faith in God has helped her in her career

Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 15 - Source: Getty

Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone spoke about how her faith has played an important role in her career as she continued her pursuits to achieve greatness. The American athlete revealed how she always prays before she steps on the track and tries her best to glorify God.

"I credit all that I do to God. He has given me a gift, he has given me a drive to just want to continue to improve upon myself and I have a platform and I want to use it to glorify him and so. Every time I step on the track I pray “let me be the vessel in which you’re glorified."

Furthermore, she revealed how she focusses more on the performance and her training rather than the outcome. Mclaughlin-Levrone has been unbeaten in the 400m hurdles ever since the Tokyo Olympics and has currently broken the world record 6 times.