Sydney McLaughin-Levrone: Devout Christian and 400m hurdle GOAT glorifies God after record-setting gold medal

American 400m hurdle queen Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has once again expressed her faith's role in her life as a track star. 

The 25-year-old athlete recently became the first woman to win two Olympic gold medals in the 400m hurdle event. She first triumphed at the Tokyo Olympics, and for a second time at the recently concluded Paris game, in which she set a new world record of 50.37s to win gold, breaking her own previously held 50.65.

She beat her compatriot Anna Cockrell (51.87s), who won silver, and the Netherlands Femke Bol (52.15s), who won bronze. 

After winning gold, she immediately dedicated her win to God. Sydney is a devout Christian and has regularly committed her performance and glory to the hands of God. 

"I credit all that I do to God,” she said at the press conference, according to Christianpost.com. “He's given me a gift. He's given me a drive to just want to continue to improve upon myself.” 

"I have a platform and I want to use it to glorify Him, and so whenever I step on the track, it's always the prayer of 'God, let me be the vessel in which you're glorified' whatever the result is, how I conduct myself, how I carry myself, not just how I perform.”

“So it's just freedom in knowing that regardless of what happens, He's going to get the praise through me. And yeah, that's why I do what I do.”

Sydney has always been intentional about propagating her faith through the platform her exceptional athletic abilities have given her. She has maintained the same theme in previous interviews, glorifying God and dedicating her victory to him.