Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Advances to Olympic Final in 400m Hurdles – UK Athletics

PARIS, France – Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won her semifinal heat of the 400m hurdles at the Olympic Games on Tuesday, qualifying the Tokyo 2020 gold medalist to Thursday’s final. The fastest women in history across the 400-meter hurdles was the top qualifier across three semifinal heats at the Stade de France, posting a winning time of 52.13. McLaughlin-Levrone will race again on Thursday, August 8, contesting the Olympic final at 3:25 ET with coverage on NBC and Peacock.

Running at Kentucky during the 2018 season, McLaughlin-Levrone was the SEC and NCAA champion in the same discipline, and currently holds the collegiate record. She is also a three-time Olympian, debuting at Rio in 2016 and making the semifinal in the 400m hurdles. At Tokyo, McLaughlin-Levrone took home a pair of gold medals, winning the 400m hurdles and the 4x400m relay.

Five Kentucky Track and Field athletes will take to the track on Wednesday, including the Paris 2024 debut for Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Masai Russell, and Devynne Charlton (Volunteer Assistant Coach/Purdue Alum) in the 100m hurdles. The three Wildcats racing in the short hurdles will kick off their Olympic campaigns at 4:15 a.m. ET. After a session break, Daniel Roberts and Alexis Holmes will each return for their respective semifinal rounds. Roberts will look for his first trip to an Olympic final in his second Games when he races in the 110m hurdles at 1:05 p.m. ET. 90 minutes later, first-time Olympian Alexis Holmes will look to secure her trip to the 400m final at 2:45 p.m. ET.

A full event schedule for Kentucky athletes is listed below.

Event Schedule

August 4	Time	Round	Status	TV
Men’s 110mH	5:50 a.m. (ET)	Round 1	15. Daniel Roberts- 13.47 Q	USA/Peacock
Women’s 400mH	6:35 a.m. (ET)	Round 1	3. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 53.60 Q	USA/Peacock

 

August 5	Time	Round	Status	TV
Men’s Discus Throw	4:10 a.m. (ET)	Qualification	17. Andrew Evans – 62.25	USA/Peacock
Women’s 400m	5:55 a.m. (ET)	Round 1	9. Alexis Holmes – 50.35 Q	USA/Peacock

 

August 6	Time	Round	Status	TV
Women’s 400mH	2:07 p.m. (ET)	Semifinals	1. Syndey McLaughlin-Levrone – 52.13 Q	NBC/Peacock

 

August 7	Time	Round	Status	TV
Women’s 100mH	4:15 a.m. (ET)	First Round	Masai Russell Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Devynne Charlton (Volunteer Assistant Coach/Purdue Alum)	USA/Peacock
Men’s 110mH	1:05 p.m. (ET)	Semifinals	Daniel Roberts	NBC/Peacock
Women’s 400m	2:45 p.m. (ET)	Semifinals	Alexis Holmes	NBC/Peacock

 

August 8	Time	Round	Status	TV
Women’s 100mH	4:35 a.m. (ET)	Repechage	Masai Russell Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Devynne Charlton (Volunteer Assistant Coach/Purdue Alum)	USA/Peacock
Women’s 400mH	3:25 p.m. (ET)	FINAL	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	NBC/Peacock
Men’s 110mH	3:45 p.m. (ET)	FINAL	Daniel Roberts	NBC/Peacock

 

August 9	Time	Round	Status	TV
Women’s 4x400m Relay	4:40 a.m. (ET)	Round 1	Alexis Holmes (Relay Pool)	USA/Peacock
Women’s 100mH	6:05 a.m. (ET)	Semifinals	Masai Russell Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Devynne Charlton (Volunteer Assistant Coach/Purdue Alum)	USA/Peacock
Women’s 400m	2:00 p.m. (ET)	FINAL	Alexis Holmes	NBC/Peacock

 

August 10	Time	Round	Status	TV
Women’s 100mH	1:45 p.m. (ET)	FINAL	Masai Russell Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Devynne Charlton (Volunteer Assistant Coach/Purdue Alum)	NBC/Peacock
Women’s 4x400m Relay	3:22 p.m. (ET)	FINAL	Alexis Holmes (Relay Pool)	NBC/Peacock

 

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