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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wins gold, sets world record in 400-meter hurdles final at Paris Olympics

by admin | Aug 8, 2024 | Representation, SEW

American track and field star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set a new world record and claimed the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles final Thursday, repeating her win in Tokyo. American Anna Cockrell nabbed the silver in an upset over world champion Femke Bol of the...

Jamaican Williams claims second world hurdles title

by admin | Aug 25, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Jamaica’s Danielle Williams finally raced to world gold in the 100 metres hurdles once again, winning by the narrowest margin eight years after first climbing the global medal podium. The 30-year-old, who won gold in 2015 and bronze in 2019, edged Olympic...

Belgian shot putter Jolien Boumkwo competes in 100-meter hurdles after injuries to teammates

by admin | Jun 26, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Sometimes it really is the taking part that counts. Just ask Belgian shot put thrower Jolien Boumkwo, who competed in the 100-meter hurdles at the European Athletics Team Championships on Saturday after her teammates had to withdraw through injury. After placing...

U.S. Olympian Lashinda Demus To Get Gold Medal From 2012 London Games After Russian Athlete Stripped In Doping Scandal

by admin | Dec 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Lashinda Demus will now get a gold medal for the 400-meter hurdle race from the 2012 London Olympic Games due to Russian Olympian Natalya Antyukh being stripped of her gold medal proof of doping 10 years later. On Wednesday, Dec. 21, the Athletics Integrity Unit...

Tokyo Olympics while you were sleeping: Simone Biles captures bronze and men’s 400m hurdles captivates

by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Simone Biles returned to competition Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics. After battling the “twisties” – a dangerous issue in the high-flying world of top-flight gymnastics that resulted in her withdrawing from the team...

Lolo Jones’s Eternal Reinvention

by admin | Jul 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW

It was the morning after a shocking defeat, and Lolo Jones was near tears. “Whenever I go through something tough, I always try to learn something, take away something,” Jones told Good Morning America. “I sulked. I was having a hard time breathing.” Jones...

Sydney McLaughlin obliterates women’s 400m hurdles world record in a day of record heat

by admin | Jun 28, 2021 | Representation, SEW

American athlete Sydney McLaughlin obliterated the women’s 400m hurdles world record at the US Olympic trials on Sunday. The 21-year-old ran an astonishing 51.90 seconds, smashing the previous record by .26 seconds to become the first woman to run the 400m...