Sydney McLaughlin is smashing records once again, this time at the World Athletics Championships 2022. The American sprinter broke her own record when she completed the 400 Meters Hurdles race in under 51 seconds on the eighth day of the biennial global meet.McLaughlin was followed by Femke Bol (Netherlands) and Dalilah Muhammad (USA) who completed the race in 52.27 and 53.13 seconds, respectively. The gold medalist completed the race in a whopping 50.68 seconds!Sydney McLaughlin cliches gold medal in the 400 Metres Hurdles category at the World Athletics Championships 2022World Athletics@WorldAthleticsWORLD CHAMPION WORLD RECORD SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN 🤯OLYMPIC CHAMPION @GoSydGo DESTROYS HER OWN WORLD RECORD IN . TO CLAIM WORLD 400M HURDLES GOLD 🥇#WorldAthleticsChamps52101472WORLD CHAMPION ‼️ WORLD RECORD ‼️ SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN 🤯OLYMPIC CHAMPION @GoSydGo 🇺🇸 DESTROYS HER OWN WORLD RECORD IN 5⃣0⃣.6⃣8⃣ TO CLAIM WORLD 400M HURDLES GOLD 🥇#WorldAthleticsChamps https://t.co/Ilay0XwVz1Sydney McLaughlin stormed to victory by breaking her own world record of 51.41 seconds that she made a month earlier at the same stadium in the 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.She also has her own Olympic record at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she completed the 400 Meters Hurdles in 51.46 seconds.The Olympian’s current record is astounding because her winning time was only above the seventh and eighth-placed sprinters in the flat 400 Meters final held earlier on Friday, July 22 .Needless to say, many fans were curious to find out how she would perform in the flat 400 Meters category.They have taken to Twitter to express their awe at her amazing feat:Justin vs. Jay Cee (Justin)@JayCee1911@SanyaRichiRoss @AtoBoldon Sydney McLaughlin wants to be the Quarter Mile Queen. She's got the 400H WR. Next the open 400 WR. I bet she wants the mile relay record too. Quarter Mile Queen!!! #WCHOregon22@SanyaRichiRoss @AtoBoldon Sydney McLaughlin wants to be the Quarter Mile Queen. She's got the 400H WR. Next the open 400 WR. I bet she wants the mile relay record too. Quarter Mile Queen!!! #WCHOregon22SebastianNita@SebyNitaScoutSydney McLaughlin, to jest kosmos!!, to jest coś co można porównać jedynie do dokonań Bolta, 50.68sek w finale 400 ppłotki!!, wynik lepszy od 2 zawodniczek z płaskiego finału 400m...szok i niedowierzanie, byliśmy świadkami historii!!!Sydney McLaughlin, to jest kosmos😲!!, to jest coś co można porównać jedynie do dokonań Bolta, 50.68sek w finale 400 ppłotki!!, wynik lepszy od 2 zawodniczek z płaskiego finału 400m...szok i niedowierzanie, byliśmy świadkami historii!!!Tim's Truths- DrPH, Behaviorist, Health Researcher@babyboi2uWorld Record for Sydney McLaughlin, in the 400-meter hurdles. Outstanding run plus a $100,000 dollar check for the world record. Congrats on winning 🏅 the @WorldAthletics gold medal #SydneyMclaughlinWorld 🌎 Record for Sydney McLaughlin, in the 400-meter hurdles. Outstanding run plus a $100,000 dollar 💰 check for the world record. Congrats on winning 🏅 the @WorldAthletics gold medal #SydneyMclaughlinliyahhhhh🤎@melaninbarbbbI want Sydney to run the 400 m so badI want Sydney to run the 400 m so badDr. Jack Brown@DrGJackBrownSydney McLaughlin, perhaps the most dominant athlete in the world, just smashed her own World Record in the 400 meter hurdles at the World Championships with a time of 50.6816418Sydney McLaughlin, perhaps the most dominant athlete in the world, just smashed her own World Record in the 400 meter hurdles at the World Championships with a time of 50.68Claudio Pereyra-Schwindt@ClaudioPereyraOregon 2022Sydney McLaughlin.400 m. con vallas.50:68.Say no more. ( Hannah Peters - Getty Images)Oregon 2022Sydney McLaughlin.400 m. con vallas.50:68.Say no more. 😳(📷 Hannah Peters - Getty Images) https://t.co/2Kg0arcdKrTwinx :D@twinx112Sydney is faster than the girls running 400 flat. That is absolutely crazy. What’s the record for the 400m ? Cause me feel she can bruck dat too1Sydney is faster than the girls running 400 flat. That is absolutely crazy. What’s the record for the 400m ? Cause me feel she can bruck dat tooFezco@MattMcJSydney would demolish the 400 flat record.1Sydney would demolish the 400 flat record.Coach Kennedy@CoachBenKennedySydney’s time over hurdles would’ve been competitive in the open 400 that’s so crazySydney’s time over hurdles would’ve been competitive in the open 400 that’s so crazy‼️Jeris Gibbs 🏇🏼@JerisGibbs@noheartkirk @rdavis4693 @Marty_mar876 @Athleticsglobe Jackson is great. Pryce and Herah: generational greatness. But if you’re still watching tonight you just saw legendary greatness. If you had put Sydney McLaughlin in the 400 flat finals but put 10 hurdles just in her lane, she would’ve finished 7th, ahead of Candice McLeod@noheartkirk @rdavis4693 @Marty_mar876 @Athleticsglobe Jackson is great. Pryce and Herah: generational greatness. But if you’re still watching tonight you just saw legendary greatness. If you had put Sydney McLaughlin in the 400 flat finals but put 10 hurdles just in her lane, she would’ve finished 7th, ahead of Candice McLeodThe American sprinter crouched on the track following her splendid performance. She later commented on how exhausting the last 100 Meters race was besides throwing light on the encouragement from the crowd. In a post-race interview, she said:“Honestly I just wanted to go for it. The last 100 really hurt, but I’m grateful to have this crowd. Go Team USA!”World Athletics@WorldAthleticsIt's not just us, even @GoSydGo's family is in awe#WorldAthleticsChamps71796It's not just us, even @GoSydGo's 🇺🇸 family is in awe#WorldAthleticsChamps https://t.co/1YJGSvwzc2Aside from the 400 Meters Hurdles, McLaughlin is also great at the 4x400 Meters Relay and has won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Fans can catch her live in action in the said category on the very last day of the World Athletics Championships 2022 on July 24.