Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone began her campaign to defend her 400-meter hurdle Olympic gold medal Sunday in the preliminary round and is ready to compete for a consecutive gold medal in the final on Thursday.
The American hurdler made a name for herself in Tokyo after winning the gold medal. Her journey to the Paris Games has been successful, too, as she competed her personal best time in the 400-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials back in June. She beat her Tokyo Olympics time by almost a full second.
