Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone pips Julien Alfred to World Athletics Female Track Athlete of the Year Award
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After another dominant year, American hurdling queen Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has been named the 2024 World Athletics Female Track Athlete of the Year.
The women's 400mH World Record (WR) holder pipped Saint Lucia's Olympic heroine Julien Alfred, making it the second time in three years she would be winning the award.
Female Track Athlete of the Year Winner 🏆
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) December 1, 2024
🇺🇸's Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is your Female Track Athlete of the Year 🤩#AthleticsAwards pic.twitter.com/4mY2ani18O
McLaughlin-Levrone showed her consistency and dominance in the women's 400mH by claiming the Olympic title in a new WR time and was significant in Team USA's 4x400m gold medal.
In addition, she competed in three major events (200m, 400mH, and 400m) in the outdoor season and was undefeated in all competitions with new lifetime bests and record-breaking performances.
After another dominant year, World Athletics names 🇺🇸Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone the female track athlete of the year. 🐐 pic.twitter.com/0xDBp8atoH
— Travis Miller (@travismillerx13) December 1, 2024
The highlights of her performances include: Smashed her world 400mH record twice (50.65s and 50.37s), won Olympic gold medals in the 400mH and women's 4x400m, and clocked the fourth-fastest 400m time of 48.75s in the world this year.
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