Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone dethroned Maridno Paulino to become the new 400m World Champion, in the second fastest time ever recorded in the 400m: 47.78s. But before that, she was ruling the 400m hurdles, locked in stiff competition with the Netherlands’ Femke Bol, who was never far behind. Although Bol was unable to surpass McLaughlin-Levrone in their 3 meetings, the reigning 400mH world champion is one of the best to do it from Europe. But fans who were hoping to see the two resume their rivalry in Los Angeles are in for disappointment, because the 400m hurdles world champion has now switched to the 800m.

“ BREAKING NEWS: With three years to go until the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, reigning 400m hurdles World champion 🇳🇱 Femke Bol has announced she’ll shift her focus to the 800 meter

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