tonight is the Xfinity women's,
400 meter hurdles semi-final number one, where the top
three. And then, the next two best times will go through to
the final and of course, this features
the world record holder
the Olympic champion
Sydney McLaughlin. It's been a special time of late if you
wind the clock, back from Tokyo Olympics to. Now, she might say
that gold medal or maybe this day
her wedding day was the best when she
Tied the knot with Andre and this is just a very special
time in the 22 year, olds life
and Lee was on this track last year. That's East. She seized
control of this event. Breaking, the world record
winning. The Olympic trials, should go on to win the gold
and set another world record in the Olympic Games.
And in Lane, 4, that is Ashley. Spencer, she's made a lot of
changes this season and missed a lot of training due to
an Achilles injury. So she said she's really here, just trying
to survive and Advance. She has a lot of experience, so we'll
see if she's able to use that to her advantage today.
I also show you a line assignments. It's worth noting
that the little of Muhammad who is not competing here in
Oregon, at least national championships has a by courtesy
of her. Being the 2019 world champion.
McLaughlin has the world lead this year, as well with 50.
15.
First semi-final of the Xfinity women's 400 hurdles, Sydney
McLaughlin in the black and white center of your screen
and see that obviously off to a great start. She's and I want
to control this heat when you run a semifinal many times. You
run the first 200, the first 300 like you would a final and
then hopefully you can kind of gear back and save it all for
the final.
Yeah she's
Head and Shoulders above everybody else.
In this field and you're seeing it so far. This is a
dominant run by her boiling red on the outside of Sydney
McLaughlin, is 22 year old Shannon meisberger. See what
she can do. She can hang on her in the top three in the next
best to go through.
This is going to be a very comfortable run.
Sydney, McLaughlin said after her here, yesterday was just
a really good hit out to see where I am with my fitness. At
this important, time of the year Sydney McLaughlin wins.
The first of the women's 400 meter hurdles in a
T. 289. I'm old enough to remember when that was
the world record,
Sydney, McLaughlin. Is that far ahead of everybody else.
Unbelievable. How
easy that looked
for Sydney McLaughlin?
Here she's going over the final three hurdles,
so much control at this point. This is my practice for Sydney.
McLaughlin. She's all by herself, she just has to stay
focused and make it over this final hurdle. Like I do said 52
in a semifinal by herself.
She is heads and shoulders Above the Rest of the field.
It's just amazing to watch her compete. Adam. Yeah, and her
coach Bobby, Kersey is not so, subtly hinted that after she's
done
maybe winning the world title this year. It looks like
Well, on her way
that she may go after the 400-meter world record in the flat
and that will be very exciting
for fans of track and field as well. And Sydney commented that
she was a little disappointed that Delilah Muhammad was not
here. She could race against her again,
but she looks forward to the next opportunity. Messiah
Russell and Ashley Spencer. All the automatic qualifiers will
have to wait until after the second semi to see who the next
to our to Louis, Johnson. Good evening, Lois Haley. Good
evening to you and Sidney, good evening to you as well. It
looks so easy. How was that? How did it feel to you? Well,
great.
I've just been praying that God will really just show me
how to run free. And when I have fun
and I really can just
only credit it to him, you know, it's been a great season,
feeling good, ready and excited for tomorrow.
I don't mention that he remembers when that time. You
just ran where you stutter step the last hurdle I guess because
you're going so slow. What is the world record? So I mean,
what can we expect from you? What do you expect from
yourself? When you really let
it all go again here in the final, just
a good race,
having one where I'm not afraid to attack it, Just leaving it
on the line
and just, you know, giving all the glory to God. That's all we
look forward to it. Thanks Sydney. Thank you.