Foot 23 years old runs world records
After a week, no world record was created in Oregon, the expectation of McLaughlin in the final of 400m fence. The 23 -year -old US athlete did not disappoint experts when he broke the old record deep by June 25, to 0.73 seconds.
McLaughlin's 50.68 seconds achievement is also 1.59 seconds than the second one. And the 2019 champion in 2019 Dalilah Muhammad won the bronze medal with 53.13 seconds. The result of 50.68 seconds is higher than eight male athletes attending this content in this year's World Tournament.
MCLaughlin also surpassed Usain Bolt to become the second young athlete history of hat-trick, including the World Championship, Olympic gold medal and the world record. Only Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) created a hat-trick in a younger age, 22, in 2004 at 10,000m male.
In the last four competitions, McLaughlin all created a world record, but she seemed not satisfied with the achievement of 50.68 seconds. After seeing that parameter, she shook her head and did not show joy. "I thought I had to achieve better results," McLaughlin said. "But the sub-51 is successful for me."
The opponents also felt the superiority of MCLaughlin. Runner -up Bol said: "She is crazy, when we quit us too far. Sometimes I tell myself whether I am running well. After I saw her parameters, I had to be amazed."
McLaughlin has done all in the content of 400m, and she is aiming to conquer the content of 400m smooth. Her best achievement in this content is 50.07 seconds from March 2018. Coach Bob Kersee said his student wanted to rush the 400m record for 47.60 seconds that existed 37 years by Marita Koch (Germany). "I will do what Kersee taught. Everything can happen," McLaughlin said.
400m of female fence is the only content in Vietnam with a representative in the world tournament, with ASIAD champion Quach Thi Lan. But Lan could not overcome the Heat round, with a result of 58.84 seconds.
MCLaughlin has long been considered a farmer, when she participated in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the age of 17. She has won two Golds Gold Olympic Games Tykyo in the content of 400m fence and 4x400m female relay.
