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Detailed explanation-1: -Sydney McLaughlin shattered her world record by a whopping 0.73 seconds Friday, blazing through the 400-meter hurdles in 50.68 seconds for her first career gold medal at world championships .

Detailed explanation-2: -The current record is 50.68 seconds, set by American Sydney McLaughlin on July 22, 2022 at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The first documented 400 m hurdles race for women took place in 1971 but the event was officially introduced as a discipline in 1974.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (née McLaughlin, born August 7, 1999) is an American hurdler and sprinter who competes in the 400 meters hurdles. She is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion with the Games record, and 2022 World champion with a world record time of 50.68 seconds.

Detailed explanation-4: -McLaughlin, 22, edged out Usain Bolt to become the second-youngest track and field athlete to own an Olympic gold medal, world title and world record.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is the most prestigious 400 m hurdles race at elite level. The Olympic records for the event are 45.94 seconds for men, set by Karsten Warholm in 2021, and 51.46 seconds for women, set by Sydney McLaughlin in 2021.