Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's Road To History Started At New Balance Nationals + Discussing Her 2023 Plans and The Evolution Of The 400m Hurdles

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🗓️ 12 March 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber chat with world record holder, Olympic champion and world champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone at the 2023 New Balance Nationals Indoors. We discuss her early roots in the sport, the evolution of the 400m hurdles, 2023 training, her thoughts on a return to the long jump and more.

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0:00.0	All right, we are back at the track at New Balance.
0:10.4	I'm Khrushava, joined by Kyle Merbrand, and we're immediately joined by a special guest
0:15.0	for after the final act.
0:17.2	I'm joined by the world record holder, the Olympic gold medalist, the world champion,
0:25.0	in the 400 meter hurdles, Sidney McLaughlin, LeBron.
0:29.5	What's it like being back here at New Balance Nationals, you used to compete here?
0:32.3	Yeah, that's where it all started.
0:33.3	That's what that was going to be part of the intraday.
0:34.7	Yeah, yeah, or New Balance Nationals chair, back in the day, yeah.
0:37.7	This is it.
0:38.7	This is the place.
0:39.7	Um, it's, I just want to correct LeBronie.
0:41.7	Okay.
0:42.7	All right.
0:43.7	LeBronie, it's the Italian in them.
0:45.7	Yeah.
0:46.7	Um, no, but this is like my favorite meat.
0:48.6	This was every year.
0:49.6	I always look forward to national, so being back and being able to just be at the fastest
0:53.8	party in the planet, it is always a great time.
0:55.7	So I love it here.
0:56.7	What have you been doing?
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