McLaughlin-Levrone will run the 400 meters and Athing Mu will contest the 1500 meters at the USATF Championships, according to coach Bob Kersee
. We haven’t seen much yet this season from Olympic and world gold medalists Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Athing Mu, but their plans for USAs and worlds are coming together.that, if the summer goes as planned, McLaughlin-Levrone will race the open 400 meters at the USATF Championships in July, andthe 400 meters or the 400-meter hurdles at the World Championships in Budapest in August.
McLaughlin-Levrone broke her own world record in the 400-meter hurdles last summer at worlds in Oregon with a time of 50.68. It remains to be seen if she will chase another world title—and possibly better her own world record—in the 400-meter hurdles, or if she will switch it up and chase glory in the open 400 meters instead.
Meanwhile, Kersee said Mu will run the 1500 meters at the USATF Championships. She has a bye in the 800 meters after winning the world title in the event last summer at the World Championships. Like McLaughlin-Levrone, Mu may also run the 4x400-meter relay and the mixed-gender 4x400-meter relay in Budapest. Kersee also said that Mu may attempt the 800-1500 double at the 2024 Paris Olympics next summer.
Of course, both athletes will have to make it to the summer competition healthy in order to chase these huge goals. McLaughlin-Levrone recently dropped out of the Los Angeles Grand Prix due to an irritated hamstring.Kells McPhillips is a health and wellness journalist living in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in
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