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

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

PARIS, France – Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone received her semifinal warmth of the 400m hurdles on the Olympic Video games on Tuesday, qualifying the Tokyo 2020 gold medalist to Thursday’s closing. The quickest ladies in historical past throughout the 400-meter hurdles was the highest qualifier throughout three semifinal heats on the Stade de France, posting a successful time of 52.13. McLaughlin-Levrone will race once more on Thursday, August 8, contesting the Olympic closing at 3:25 ET with protection on NBC and Peacock.

Working at Kentucky through the 2018 season, McLaughlin-Levrone was the SEC and NCAA champion in the identical self-discipline, and at the moment holds the collegiate report. She can also be a three-time Olympian, debuting at Rio in 2016 and making the semifinal within the 400m hurdles. At Tokyo, McLaughlin-Levrone took dwelling a pair of gold medals, successful the 400m hurdles and the 4x400m relay.

5 Kentucky Observe and Discipline athletes will take to the monitor on Wednesday, together with the Paris 2024 debut for Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Masai Russell, and Devynne Charlton (Volunteer Assistant Coach/Purdue Alum) within the 100m hurdles. The three Wildcats racing within the brief hurdles will kick off their Olympic campaigns at 4:15 a.m. ET. After a session break, Daniel Roberts and Alexis Holmes will every return for his or her respective semifinal rounds. Roberts will search for his first journey to an Olympic closing in his second Video games when he races within the 110m hurdles at 1:05 p.m. ET. 90 minutes later, first-time Olympian Alexis Holmes will look to safe her journey to the 400m closing at 2:45 p.m. ET.

A full occasion schedule for Kentucky athletes is listed beneath.

Occasion Schedule

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

 

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

 

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

 

August 7 Time Spherical Standing TV
Ladies’s 100mH 4:15 a.m. (ET) First Spherical Masai Russell

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn

Devynne Charlton (Volunteer Assistant Coach/Purdue Alum)

USA/Peacock

 

Males’s 110mH 1:05 p.m. (ET) Semifinals Daniel Roberts NBC/Peacock
Ladies’s 400m 2:45 p.m. (ET) Semifinals Alexis Holmes NBC/Peacock

 

August 8 Time Spherical Standing TV
Ladies’s 100mH 4:35 a.m. (ET) Repechage Masai Russell

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn

Devynne Charlton (Volunteer Assistant Coach/Purdue Alum)

USA/Peacock
Ladies’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 Spherical Standing TV
Ladies’s 4x400m Relay 4:40 a.m. (ET) Spherical 1 Alexis Holmes (Relay Pool) USA/Peacock
Ladies’s 100mH 6:05 a.m. (ET) Semifinals Masai Russell

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn

Devynne Charlton (Volunteer Assistant Coach/Purdue Alum)

USA/Peacock
Ladies’s 400m 2:00 p.m. (ET) FINAL Alexis Holmes NBC/Peacock

 

August 10 Time Spherical Standing TV
Ladies’s 100mH 1:45 p.m. (ET) FINAL Masai Russell

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn

Devynne Charlton (Volunteer Assistant Coach/Purdue Alum)

NBC/Peacock
Ladies’s 4x400m Relay 3:22 p.m. (ET) FINAL Alexis Holmes (Relay Pool) NBC/Peacock

 

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