McLaughlin-Levrone breaks world record for fifth time

Defending Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone collapsed her ain 400m hurdles world grounds arsenic she qualified for nan Paris Olympics connected Sunday astatine nan US tests successful Oregon.

McLaughlin-Levrone, 24, recorded a clip of 50.65 seconds, which was 0.03secs faster than her erstwhile champion erstwhile she won nan World Championships astatine nan aforesaid way successful 2022.

She was almost 2 seconds up of second-placed Anna Cockrell, who ran 52.64secs.

It was nan 5th clip she has surgery nan world record.

"I wasn't expecting that time," she said. "It's ace encouraging, knowing that much is there."

Elsewhere, Shericka Jackson qualified for nan 200m astatine nan Paris Games by retaining nan Jamaican Championship title.

Double world champion Jackson, 29, who had already qualified for nan 100m, recorded a season's champion of 22.29secs connected Sunday.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce chose not to compete successful nan 200m astatine nan championships aft finishing 3rd successful nan 100m connected Friday.