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McLaughlin-Levrone to focus on her best event, the 400 hurdles, at Olympic trials
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FILE - United States' Sydney McLaughlin competes in a women's 400-meter hurdles heat during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 15, 2016. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone plans on defending her title in the 400-meter hurdles at the Olympics, and has scratched from the 200 and 400-meter flat races that she had originally signed up for. The world-record holder had been entered in all three races for this month's U.S. Olympic trials, but as of Tuesday, June 18, 2024, she was listed as a “scratch” in the 200 and 400. - photo by AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone plans on defending her title in the 400-meter hurdles at the Paris Olympics, and has scratched from the 200 and 400-meter flat races that she had originally signed up for. The world-record holder had been entered in all three races for this month's U.S. Olympic trials, but as of Tuesday, she was listed as a “scratch” in the 200 and 400. Last month, McLaughlin-Levrone's coach, Bobby Kersee, hinted at the move, calling the hurdles her “No.