"Unmatched"- Gabby Thomas, Coco Gauff, Allyson Felix & others react as Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone reflects on her World Athletics Championships season

Allyson Felix, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Coco Gauff and Gabby Thomas (Image via: All Getty)
Allyson Felix, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Coco Gauff and Gabby Thomas (Image via: All Getty)

Gabby Thomas, Allyson Felix, and Coco Gauff shared their reaction to Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's message after winning the 400m title at the World Athletics Championships 2025. McLaughlin-Levrone achieved this feat on the sixth day of the competition when she clocked a personal-best 47.78 seconds in the finals to win the event.

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Notably, this run time was also the second-fastest in the history of women's 400m, and she just trails behind Marita Koch and his performance helped McLaughlin-Levrone defeat the defending champion of the event, Marileidy Paulino, and the former world champion Salwa Eid Naser.

Days after winning the 400m title in Tokyo, the American athlete shared a post on her Instagram handle where she expressed her belief in her faith. Additionally, she also expressed gratitude to her family and friends for helping her through thick and thin.

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Her US countryman, Thomas, who couldn't compete at the Worlds in Tokyo due to an injury, reacted to the post with a few emojis. She remarked:

"👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽"
" Unmatched! A beautiful run and equally inspiring journey. Congratulations❤️" commented veteran US track athlete Allyson Felix.

Sanya Richards-Ross, who held the American women's 400m record (48.70 seconds) before McLaughlin-Levrone broke it during the semifinals in Tokyo, commented:

"Incredible. Keep shining bright. We love you ❤️"
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"THE best to ever do it ❤️" stated heptathlon world champion Anna Hall.
"congratulations ❤️❤️❤️❤️ so inspiring" wrote 2025 Roland Garros champion Coco Gauff.
Screenshot of the comments on McLaughlin-Levrone's post (Image via: @sydneymclaughlin16 on IG)
Screenshot of the comments on McLaughlin-Levrone's post (Image via: @sydneymclaughlin16 on IG)

Notably, this 400m world title was Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's first in this discipline at a global event. Mentionworthy, she had clinched a couple of 400m national titles earlier in her career.

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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone speaks up about her emotions after winning the first 400m title of her career

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (Image via: Getty)
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (Image via: Getty)

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone shed light on her emotions after winning the 400m world title in Tokyo. Speaking in an interview after her victory, McLaughlin-Levrone admitted that she had the idea of the mammoth challenge that this event was going to present.

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The 26-year-old also revealed that the 400m world title is a feat that she has been chasing since 2023. She said (via Citius Mag, 00:10 onwards):

"I definitely knew it was going to be a challenge, and it was one I was trying to chase after 2023, of course, the injury kind of stopped that a little bit. I think it was just about persistence, and I wanted to stay diligent and felt like the Lord had me."
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Speaking about competing in the 400m hurdles and 400m flat double in the future events, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone stated that she would have to think about it, but she is not writing that off.

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Edited by Soumik Bhattacharya
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