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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone expressed her thoughts about her performance after finishing fifth in the women's 100m hurdles at the Grand Slam Track in Philadelphia. Despite not finishing in a podium position, she was optimistic about her performance and shared that she probably had the best start in the short-distance hurdle event in a while.
The 25-year-old opted to compete in the 100m hurdles as well as the 100m in the Philadelphia edition of the Grand Slam Track and spoke about it in a post-race press conference. McLaughlin-Levrone shared that she wanted to challenge herself as well as take a break from the long hurdles before she continued her preparations for the World Athletics Championships.
"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. (0:45 onwards)
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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone clocked 12.70s to finish fifth in the women's 100m hurdles in Philadelphia. She spoke about her performance in the 100m hurdles and shared that the adjustment of reducing her steps between hurdles to seven had been a challenge; however, she was optimistic that it would get better with time.
Moreover, McLaughlin-Levrone was happy with her start in the race and shared that improving certain aspects of the race would help her to excel in the event.
"I think that adjustment to seven steps hurdles for me is just a work in progress, so sometimes, I feel like I'm being long, but it really is for me my height just makes more sense. I think this is probably the best start I've had for the 100m hurdles in a while so, I think it's just about putting the rest of the race together," she added.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone on dealing with people's expectations while competing
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone spoke about dealing with people's expectations while competing in a pre-race interview at Grand Slam Track. As the American athlete geared up to compete in the short sprints and the short hurdles, she expressed her elation with the excitement among fans and shared how it would be beneficial for the sport.
However, McLaughlin-Levrone shared that she focused on executing the race to the best of her abilities rather than paying attention to opinions on social media.
"It's only as hard as you let it be. I think it's great for the sport, it's great for bringing excitement to whatever it is trying to do. But, yeah, I don't pay too much attention to it because I've heard there were quite a few articles out there already. Yeah, I try not to read those and just focus on what I'm here to execute and do," she said.
The Olympic gold medalist hoped to continue to put forward her best performances as the 2025 outdoor season unfolded.
