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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone opened up about competing in her first professional 100m race at the Philadelphia edition of the Grand Slam Track. The American athlete shared that she could not put forward her best while executing the race, and there were multiple aspects that she needed to work on.
The 25-year-old competed in the 100m hurdles and the 100m sprint in the Grand Slam Track Philadelphia. She finished fifth in the 100m hurdles on Day 1 and clocked 11.21s in the 100m on Day 2 to finish second behind Jamaica's Ackera Nugent. This was her first professional 100m race ever in her career. McLaughlin-Levrone's personal best in the 100m stands at 11.07(+3.5), which she clocked back in 2018 during her freshman year at the University of Kentucky.
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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone spoke about her performance in a post-race interview and shared that she needed to improve on multiple aspects of the race, but was proud of the way she competed. The Olympic gold medalist shared that her performance could have been even better if she had executed the race in the perfect way.
"Not the best execution. I definitely popped right up, no drive phase whatsoever. I'm going to have to watch that one back. But I think that being the first 100 for there to be so much to work on. I'm proud of that and so to come out with the results that I did yeah, I'm happy," she said. (0:39 onwards)
Moreover, McLaughlin-Levrone weighed in on competing in the short sprints in the 2025 season and said:
"I don't know if it would be this season, but hopefully for sure in my career, absolutely."
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone on her decision to compete in short sprints
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone opened up about her decision to compete in the short sprints in a post-race interview during the Grand Slam Track. The American athlete shared that she wanted to go out of her comfort zone and challenge herself by competing in the short sprints as well as short hurdles.
Moreover, it would give McLaughlin-Levrone a break from the long hurdles as well as allow her to work on her speed and the hurdle technique.
"I think I like the challenge, and I told my coach that I wanted to do it again. It is really fun for me, and it's a break from the long hurdles so it's nice to be able to work on the speed, work on the technique, they're a lot closer together so, once we go back to the 400m hurdles, there's a lot more grace there," she said.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone shared that the speed and mindset would help her when she returns to compete in the 400m hurdles.
