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McLaughlin on being pushed by champion rival Muhammad: Iron sharpens iron
Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad in the 400m hurdles at the US Olympic Trials (© Getty Images)
Anyone watching the closing stages of the women’s 400m hurdles final at the US Olympic Trials would have had a serious case of déjà vu.
The top two protagonists – indeed, the two fastest women in history for the event – came off the final bend level with one another, just as they had done at the World Athletics Championships Doha 2019.
On that occasion in the Qatari capital, not much separated Dalilah Muhammad and Sydney McLaughlin as they negotiated the final barriers before Muhammad went on to win in a world record of 52.16, just 0.07 ahead of McLaughlin.
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