And she's a sweetheart. Met her (and her husband) once. Her husband graciously took our picture. She was pleasantly surprised to be recognized. And that I knew all about track-and-field because I grew up with it. My father got a track scholarship to Georgetown University. My brother a track scholarship to UVA where her husband went, and I was always the fastest. Or one of the fastest? In Soccer, and my other sports. Go, Sydney!🏃♀️
She will run it once she puts the WR out of reach for a very long time. I think we'll see her focusing only on the open 400 next year, and possibly running 200m to work on speed. I think she wants to attempt to beat that PED recorded 400m WR to finally take it off the record books and I'm not going to be the one who says she cannot. She is only 24 and getting stronger and faster and God willing she stays healthy, unlike last year.
@@bysonchi Exactly.......its just the press TRYING to make something out of nothing to get clicks and views.......MOST of us TRUE track fans know there is simply no competition here between these two and that really the only question is who is going to get 2nd place.....which Bol may not even get that based on the performances of the other two Americans who qualified for Paris..........
@@bysonchi 3 thenths only between their pr's. i would love to see bol racing a flat 400, she has the wr indoor at 49.17. also bols has 5 off the fasters 6 times indoor also
@@hijlkecornelisboorsma1058The best 400M runners really don't do indoors, Sydney included, so Bol's indoor times are well... However, we will get to see them both in Paris, competing and we will get to see how inconsequential that 3 thents is. Let's see if Bol will eat when Sydney is there.
Chill out guyss, Femke is such a sweetheart and she looks upt to the phenomenal Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone. You dont need to badmouth her, she's not a threat after all right?
@@francescostano4445 Yes, so so often the American way. But not all Americans I think Sydney herself demonstrates some respect. Both are great athletes.
@@francescostano4445. That is happening because all the Europeans get in the comments and make ludicrous statements like “Femke is going to smash Sydney”. Don’t lie. You’ve seen them too. With absolutely no evidence that would point to those results, they still make those comments.
Even if she is a "treat" there would be no need to badmouth her. I hope she IS competitive, because that is more interesting. And may the best woman and best training plan win. Either way we'll see something amazing.
Her improvements put her on track to run under 50 seconds in the 400 meter Hurdles and under 47.60 seconds(which would break Marita Koch's record for the 400 meters) in the 400 meters...if not this year, maybe next year! I predict 49.9 400 Hurdles and 47.4x in the 400m!
I don't like it when people add the worshipping of a fictional entity into this. As if it makes them priviliged in comparison to others, and it diminishes the fact that it's people's own work and effort that creates results. It should be called having faith in yourself and your possibilities/potential. The whole idea of a god that would help you win, is discriminating towards the other athletes, and in reality is more like a virtual, motivational placebo pill. You create that idea and those thoughts yourself.
@@Wuppie62 Opinions are Just That. Thanks For Your Opinion as well. One thing for sure Is This Earth You live, breathe and will eventually Die on was Not created by You, me or any other Human thought/effort and will Be here after Us. Call it God or Not, It was not Us. Peace...
@@ronniejohnson196 It's called Nature, or Cosmos, and random natural processes, from which we have evolved by coincidences. We know this because we develop and use scientific methods, which work, and not from the Old Testament. My 'opinion' is based upon scientific evidence and rational thinking, not on ancient opinions and beliefs of certain Bronze Age desert tribes. We don't need a 'god of the gaps' to fill the need to 'answers' when we don't understand something (yet).
After a race Leverone rarely if ever congratulates her opponents.That is not "great Sportsmanship." When she wins a gold medal she bites it not because she's "Hungry" as you claim but to see if it is pure gold. She has a suspicious mind. She then poses in front of the time indicator so every one can see her time which is tantamount to boasting about it. This is NOT being "Humble."
@@lareinelester685 The head to head on track record of Bol against the BEST hurdlers in the World, minus mcLaughlin Bol - Dalilah Muhammad: 7 - 2 (since 2021: 7 - 0) for Bol Bol - Cockrell: 8 - 1 Bol - Rushell Clayton: 18 - 0 Bol - Shamir Little: 16 - 0 Bol - Jasmine Jones: 1 - 0: Bol - Andrenette Knight: 8 - 0 Bol - Janieve Russell: 17 - 0 etc. etc. etc. Bol has 9 of the 20 fastest times in the list of fastest ever (like mcLaughlin), Muhammad 1 (on nr.9) and Cockrell 1 (on nr 13.) The next fastest runner after Bol is Cockrell, she is 0.92 SLOWER than Bol, And the next best after her is Jasmine Jones, she is 1.34 Seconds SLOWER than Bol It is very SIMPLE: besides McLaughlin there is NO 400 m hurdler on this PLANET, who even comes close to Bol.
@@rientsdijkstra4266 Why would I weep? People and their weird obsessions. I'm not obsessed. Clearly you are as you put up all this nonsense I won't read. What I stated actually happened the times that it did. That's the definition of fact. They still happened. The point is she's not the best if she can be beaten, always by Sidney first and foremost and sometimes by others. Duh!
Actually, she has broken the 49s in 400m this year and was going to compete in it at trials but instead she chose to focus on the 400mH. Smart move, hence the new WR.
I've got a problem. I'm a fan of both. I literally don't want to see either lose. OK, yeah we know that's gotta happen, so there's that. I can't fault your statement... as much as Femke has improved massively, it seems Sydney can just go to a higher plane. However, I will say, don't forget the old sports idiom: "There's a reason they play the game."
@@peterf1 "There's a reason they play the game." In this instance, Bol is not even in the same game. No rivalry ever existed, but artificially created to sell tickets.
I disagree. 20 meter lead is running by yourself. I think Femke will be about 7 meters back until the straight. That hasn’t happened since the great Dalilah Muhammad a few years back. Sydney hasn’t had anyone within 15 meters for a while. Because of this, in Paris, with Femke staying at that 7 meter mark, I think Sydney will run between 49.96-50.20, with Femke coming in around 50.08-51.2. My guess is Sydney at 50.06, and Femke at 51.1.
@@Keepdapocket. Don,t think so. Femke, the latest runs on purpose didn,t used her after burners ,just to safe them for the Olympics. In Paris Femke will go full mode . Just staying behind Sydney until the last 80 meters before opening the full power gear.
@sharkei1987uft It is not so bad to do that but it is advised against. It's called being redundant. You, in fact, show the same characteristic. You wrote: "the commentary is repetitive" and "repeats several times" indicating you are also being repetitive.
She's just so much faster than everyone. Seems like she could do other hurdle distances and 200/400 meter sprints, and just clean up at the Olympic like Michael Phelps.
For more than a year we had to endure the sports MSM in unision hailing Bol as all conquering. So it was delicious when Sydney reeled her in and blew by her with a new record and plenty of empty space at her back.
1:56 I said at the time after this race, once Sydney perfects her technique, and stops chopping her steps, she WILL break the world record. That's the only reason she didn't win THIS race. Her previous coach simply wasn't getting the job done. She went with Bobby Kersey, and the rest is history.
@@samsonnzimande8644 What nonsense. I gave credit, I said she dropped the hammer. And apparently you don't care about fact checking. Bol ran 50.95s on July 14th.
@@samsonnzimande8644 Writing "you're lying" when it's true that Bol took up the challenge and closed the gap down to 0.3s, doesn't really look like "coming in piece", though.
Thank heavens we have sydney and bol to look forward to, looks like in the 100 mt the guys are fighting to go below 10 secs, no threats to bolts records.
I’m confused, Femke Bol was not in any of these races? So how exactly has Levrone “dropped the hammer on Femke Bol? If you want to make a video about Levrone’s remarkable progression in her 400m hurdling career, fine. But don’t throw another runner into the headline when she wasn’t in any of these races. Good sportsmanship applies to video producers and commentators as well.
Check out there PB's this year. That's what they mean by dropping the hammer. Femkes PB is 51.45, Sydney 50.65, that's a .80 second hammer. You can almost guarantee Sydney will run faster than that at the Olympics barring injury.
@@robertstanford1778yeah could be but don’t underestimate the power of competition. Both didn’t need to do much to become the winner till now. I think both will be at their top level in Paris and a world record Will be beaten again. But I think it could be by either one of them. The olympics do something in their mind which nobody can explain unless you compete in it yourself.
@@robertstanford1778 Yeah except Bol caught the hammer as she narrowed the gap down to 0.3s. And judging from her reaction as she finished, I think she can go faster. I still think McLaughlin has the best chances, but she'll have to really fight for it.
If you can run the 400 hurdles you can run almost any sprint. That's what my coach use to say 😜 I think he was just trying to hype me for the Mile relay 😂. She's very talented.
You're supposed to be talking about "Sydney McLaughlin DROPS THE HAMMER On Femke Bol" and you go back years to some other person and race? What are you doing?
As an old track guy who ran at a pretty high level back in the day, I can say we've never....I mean never...seen a track athlete like her. She's already more dominant than Usain Bolt or Michael Johnson. Her times simply make no sense. And she just turned 24!
That’s really great that she broke an indoor world record. Unfortunately the Olympics are not indoors. Plus the last time these two met outdoors, Sydney beat her by 20 meters. I do wish Femke the best because she’s a great talent, it’s just going to be a tall order for her.
She has gotten the most out of her body and physical abilities. Whatever she accomplishes from here, she is magnificent. More of us could benefit from training sleds, btw.
Athletics Rewind- The first part of this video was nice, the second part is like dodo! For you have to watch 8 video clips before we saw her cross the finish line to see the distance between her and Anna C.
daam if she had put the gas to the floor at 200m mark and not the 150m, she would have really close to 50. there was way more in the tank at the finish, this is the thing she knows she is changing in to the paris final and we will see something amazing thats for sure
@@efisgpr She has never NOT done 15 steps in the last segments. Her first 14-stride pattern was 5 hurdles 14 steps, 5 hurdles 15 steps. During her 50.68 WR she ran 7 hurdles 14 steps and the remaining 3 in 15 steps. So yes, she was a bit shocked, but probably because she didn't expect a WR this early in her season and by the looks of it she did it with a lot less effort than last time ...
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in interview: "Femke Bol is a phenomenal athlete. She pushes me to be my best, and I love that we are pushing the boundaries of the sport".
I love track & field! But, there have been 6 must-watch athletes for me if they were competing: Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, Roger Federer, and Sydney. Excellence and dominance by all.
She is a beautiful, absolute beast of a hurdler. I imagine if you watched her at ultra slow speed you might fibd a fault, but in real time she is perfection.
@@Auxius. holla at me when Femke beats Sydney, and or breaks a world record ( Sydney has done that 5 times) . Then talk to me about who’s on what level . Until the stay excited about 2nd place in blowout fashion !!!
@Gator-xi2jq Femke is used to losing to Leverone. After the Worlds Bol said, “She was so far in front at the end, I was almost doubting if I really had a good race," Bol said after that one. "Then, I saw the time and I thought, ‘Wow, that explains a lot.’”
@@vernonfrance2974 Exactly! Bol knows she’s not on the same level as Syd. Not that she’s not a great athlete in her own right, a world class athlete to be sure. But Sydney is just….
Femke knows this - but she'll perform to her best anyway. There'll be no animosity nor nastiness between them - they are both humble and classy people. Second best all-time racing against GOAT- can only be wonderful for real track fans
The day after the Olympics, I see this for the first time. I feel cheeted 😁😜. It is so clear that our Femke didn't stand a chance! Although both women followed a similar trajectory of improvement, Cyndey's was definitely the stronger, the faster one. My only question for now is, will they be matched or even approached at by newcomers in the foreseeable future? They stand MILES above the level of their collegues and competators.
@Terry-du3vc they do have the same trainer. That's not the argument. The nature of the race is the argument. Sidney won't fall like Mu because they don't run bunched together like they do in the 800. She could clip a hurdle and fall, but that would require a mental and technical breakdown that would be totally out of character.
it was .03 (the screen said 50.67 but the official time was 50.65) but I get your point about "smashing" But to be able to improve your WR 4 times is really a remarkable effort and a testament to good training and good injury management.
Her husband is a former NFL WR so he's all about speed and power. It makes me wonder if she won't start intensifying her focus on power and gravitate towards the 100m and 200m after this Olympics. It would be a whole new challenge for her where the spotlight shines brightest as these champions are widely recognized as the fastest humans on the planet. That's pretty lofty air to walk in but we all know being recognized as "The Fastest Woman Alive" won't be enough; especially when she knows that 10.48 makes her the fastest woman who's ever lived. She clocked 11.07 in the 100m in 2018. 11.07. Think about it. That is only .56 seconds off the world record and she has never professionally trained for it. Plus, she has become considerably faster and more powerful with her intensified training pursuing 400m perfection. I'll bet she can run high 10.6s within the first month of a switch over. At a recent meet, she dipped her toe into the short sprint pool participating in the 200m alongside Sha' Carri and some of the other big names in professional track. Not only did she make the finals, she won the whole damned thing with a respectable time. Interesting. Pack 10 lbs. on to her upper legs and butt from thousands of deep, full squats and road bicycling work and watch out world. While we'll be eyeing Flo-Jo's unapproachable 10.49 world record she'll be pushing herself to the limit each and everyday believing she can shock even the Gods atop Mt.Olympus when they see those three red numbers lit up that read, "9.99!". Many would be quick to doubt that possibility but I'll bet few would be certain enough to put a chunk of money on it. She's special.
No disrespect but her husband has nothing to do with her improvement. She has a great coach, Bobby Kearse. Allyson Felix's coach before she retired. Allyson is also her mentor
Sydney focusing on the 100m would be the worst thing for her the 400m is her best bet for LA in 2028 and maybe do some 200m races too and see how that goes. She already would be a favorite to win Gold in the 400m if she had chosen to run that race in Paris and the 200m is a possibility too in the future but the 100m might be to much of a reach and she needs to focus on the 400 and 200 post Olympics.
Bolt knows a talent when he sees it he congratulated Femke after her phenomenal relay race at the WC, Femke is not the one with a proven suspicious coach she’s a natural.
@@vernonfrance2974 The Rumer's of Him using them are even more famous since it has Not been verified with Facts or Proof during His Long career in Coaching World Class Athletes. Therefore; Put Up or Shut Up.
Femke Bol is a beautifull, elegant, classy, great, respectfull sports person, towards all her collegues and towards mrs McLaughlin. This video, its thumbnail and its makers are cheap and classless, and they drag mrs McLaughlin down with them.
@@robertstanford1778 Sorry, you must have seen the photoshopped thumbnail with this video, and the way it willfully distort Bol´s face. It is dispicable and disrespectfull and drags down mrs McLaughlin to a level that she doesn´t deserve, because mrs McLaughlin has always been respectfull to Bol. It also shows the staggering lack of personal quality of a seizable group of her supporters
Not likely. She's still young, she just went under 51s, her reaction gave me the idea she has more to give, and she can still improve her hurdling technique.
Comment by Femke in recent interview. If I don't win in the Paris Olympics, I know I have more work to do.... In other words: Femke can improve further and she is not going away!
Well this girl Femke Bol spoke very badly of Sydney Mclaughlin as if she was better. Why didn't she prove that she was better than The Beautifuly, Sydney, it was seen that is the fastest running; without a scientific like Femke, who abuses her in her Country, Sydney Mclaughlin LeBron is daughter of God Christ Jesus may he always bless Her.❤🏃♀️🥇🙏
LOVE LOVE Sydney McLaughlin but Femke and Muhammad are outstanding Athletes and record holders. I believe they all fuel each other to success! Without Muhamad , I don't think Sydney would have pushed herself as hard. Remember , Jimmy Connors brought out the BEST In McEnroe! This is the same. Cheers to all!
Many of these athletes are professionals with sponsors. Why do they have to safety pin paper name sheets to their uniforms like school children. The companies that provide the clothing could print the name directly on the clothing like is done in some many other sports.
T&F is not like most sports, far from it, and it's totally normal in T&F rather than how you label it. More importantly, as you could have seen multiple times, the bibs don't just show the athlete's name. They tell you about the meet/ tournament plus its main sponsor(s). Like at 2:34 it says DOHA 2019 (World Championships) and QNB. And obviously the organisation often wants to distinguish itself with the design of the bibs. Some meets / tournaments use chips on the bibs for call room check in and/or GPS location, linked to live standings on screen during the longer distances. Plus various organisations use bibs with colours signifying the defending champion, or the leader in the tournament (combined events) or leader(s) in the series (Diamond League) and whatnot. T&F is pretty much unique. Plus the tradition of bibs kinda has something imo.
Often overlooked and unmentioned is the fact that not only does she have amazing athletic skills and disciple, but she is a woman of faith. Her devotion to Jesus is the greatest source of her strength and talent.
@Aviateor Winx has two thoroughbred parents so her lineage is purebred going back many generations. Her record was not perfect but she won 37 of 43 races. Leverone has one parent of European descent and the other is African American which means it is likely that Leverone is of slightly more European descent than African.
So funny, Bol and Sydney have both a lot of respect towards each other and Bol even more or less idolizes Sydney as a fan... But the fans are at war lol...grow up!
She doesn't idolize Sydney, she just answers respectfully when she's asked about her. It's not like she talks about about her because she wants to, she's clearly annoyed by the questions
NOPE‼Bolt NEVER broke a world record 5 times and counting😳⁉And so EASILY🤨⁉Bolt actually only ran sub 9.7 on 3 occasions with 2 of those being world records‼ THIS IS NOT NORMAL 😐‼I am not jumping to conclusions but no one can argue that this is 'normal' ‼😐
She is the best athlete of out time. Five world records in a row in only thee years. And in addition top times in 200m and 400m flat. Sydney McLaughlin is better than Usain Bolt.
@@kevkeisha The hyperbole of some of Leverone's fans is nonsense. She's won very little compared to the athletes you named but they still be that guy that thinks Leverone's couple of medals means she's better.
@@vernonfrance2974 it's the times and dominance, you not all wrong, but running a WR time in hurdles, that would place 6th place in the open 400m in the same World championships is Wild. People think she can break 50seconds, which is Wild, but it's testament to her greatness and she only just 25, and may not have even peaked yet
Femke Bol might just be the JOAN OF ARC of our era. Joan was the fastest woman who ever lived. They said she ran so fast that her feet never touched the ground. That's fast. Femke is on her way, just wait and see.
@@erichansen3641 you have strange ideas. however, i love Jean D'Arc, if i am spelling that right. i read her words to the corrupt priests during her trial and she was filled with the Spirit. I love Joan!!
Femke and Sydney are doing wonders with this sport! Can’t wait to watch both talented athletes at the Olympics. ❤
Shacarri Femke and Syndey are all absolute monsters and we get to live to see it
And she's a sweetheart. Met her (and her husband) once. Her husband graciously took our picture. She was pleasantly surprised to be recognized. And that I knew all about track-and-field because I grew up with it. My father got a track scholarship to Georgetown University. My brother a track scholarship to UVA where her husband went, and I was always the fastest. Or one of the fastest? In Soccer, and my other sports. Go, Sydney!🏃♀️
not gonna lie would love to see her run the flat 400
Me too, bet she'd win gold in that too. She's the best !!!
48.7 she ran at 2023 and 22 flat 2024. So if she were just to sole focus on the 4, i can see high 47s.
She will run it once she puts the WR out of reach for a very long time. I think we'll see her focusing only on the open 400 next year, and possibly running 200m to work on speed. I think she wants to attempt to beat that PED recorded 400m WR to finally take it off the record books and I'm not going to be the one who says she cannot. She is only 24 and getting stronger and faster and God willing she stays healthy, unlike last year.
@@Evilene52 Bol will break her WR so that is not going to happen.
@@metermannen559did she even get close in the past two years when she was so hyped
They are both unbelievable athletes- it will be an amazing race - we are fortunate to have such a spectacle to look foreward to 😍
Sorry, Bro, there's Sydney and everyone else. There has never been a rivalry except in the minds of a few delusional folks.
@@bysonchi Exactly.......its just the press TRYING to make something out of nothing to get clicks and views.......MOST of us TRUE track fans know there is simply no competition here between these two and that really the only question is who is going to get 2nd place.....which Bol may not even get that based on the performances of the other two Americans who qualified for Paris..........
@@bysonchi 3 thenths only between their pr's. i would love to see bol racing a flat 400, she has the wr indoor at 49.17. also bols has 5 off the fasters 6 times indoor also
@@hijlkecornelisboorsma1058The best 400M runners really don't do indoors, Sydney included, so Bol's indoor times are well...
However, we will get to see them both in Paris, competing and we will get to see how inconsequential that 3 thents is. Let's see if Bol will eat when Sydney is there.
Chill out guyss, Femke is such a sweetheart and she looks upt to the phenomenal Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone. You dont need to badmouth her, she's not a threat after all right?
@@ewol6519 they are americans what do you expect
They are black Americans with a bad attitude . White Americans don’t attack Bol…and they do it because she is white
@@francescostano4445 Yes, so so often the American way. But not all Americans I think Sydney herself demonstrates some respect. Both are great athletes.
@@francescostano4445. That is happening because all the Europeans get in the comments and make ludicrous statements like “Femke is going to smash Sydney”. Don’t lie. You’ve seen them too. With absolutely no evidence that would point to those results, they still make those comments.
Even if she is a "treat" there would be no need to badmouth her.
I hope she IS competitive, because that is more interesting. And may the best woman and best training plan win. Either way we'll see something amazing.
Her improvements put her on track to run under 50 seconds in the 400 meter Hurdles and under 47.60 seconds(which would break Marita Koch's record for the 400 meters) in the 400 meters...if not this year, maybe next year! I predict 49.9 400 Hurdles and 47.4x in the 400m!
So happy for her. Love her faith, humility and God given abilities🎉🎉
Right! Enough Said.
AMEN.
I don't like it when people add the worshipping of a fictional entity into this. As if it makes them priviliged in comparison to others, and it diminishes the fact that it's people's own work and effort that creates results. It should be called having faith in yourself and your possibilities/potential. The whole idea of a god that would help you win, is discriminating towards the other athletes, and in reality is more like a virtual, motivational placebo pill. You create that idea and those thoughts yourself.
@@Wuppie62 Opinions are Just That. Thanks For Your Opinion as well. One thing for sure Is This Earth You live, breathe and will eventually Die on was Not created by You, me or any other Human thought/effort and will Be here after Us. Call it God or Not, It was not Us. Peace...
@@ronniejohnson196
It's called Nature, or Cosmos, and random natural processes, from which we have evolved by coincidences. We know this because we develop and use scientific methods, which work, and not from the Old Testament.
My 'opinion' is based upon scientific evidence and rational thinking, not on ancient opinions and beliefs of certain Bronze Age desert tribes. We don't need a 'god of the gaps' to fill the need to 'answers' when we don't understand something (yet).
She does it with such ease.
Right?!! And it's such a difficult race as well
I hope she breaks the record. She Is Humble , Hungry, and shows great sportsmanship. Those qualities on add to her stunning beauty. Go Mrs Lavrone. 😊
After a race Leverone rarely if ever congratulates her opponents.That is not "great Sportsmanship." When she wins a gold medal she bites it not because she's "Hungry" as you claim but to see if it is pure gold. She has a suspicious mind. She then poses in front of the time indicator so every one can see her time which is tantamount to boasting about it. This is NOT being "Humble."
She's broken the record several times. She's a second faster than the second fastest runner of all time. She's an all time great already.
@@vernonfrance2974 bird brain comment
@@MrTripLBee You might want to rephrase that, Bol 50.95 today.
@@dijkb great. She’s still 5 meters behind
She's ready to improve her record at the Games like she does every time!
I feel sorry for Femke Bol, she will always be second best on the 400m hurdles, behind the undisputed track & field Queen Sydney.
I don't feel sorry for Femke. Femke wins the 400mh races more often than not.
@@erichansen3641
did she get them when SML was there 🤔
@Power_Fantastic You mean she will always be third best in 400 m hurdles. Anna beat her. Delilah also beat her in hurdles before.
@@lareinelester685 The head to head on track record of Bol against the BEST hurdlers in the World, minus mcLaughlin
Bol - Dalilah Muhammad: 7 - 2 (since 2021: 7 - 0) for Bol
Bol - Cockrell: 8 - 1
Bol - Rushell Clayton: 18 - 0
Bol - Shamir Little: 16 - 0
Bol - Jasmine Jones: 1 - 0:
Bol - Andrenette Knight: 8 - 0
Bol - Janieve Russell: 17 - 0
etc.
etc.
etc.
Bol has 9 of the 20 fastest times in the list of fastest ever (like mcLaughlin), Muhammad 1 (on nr.9) and Cockrell 1 (on nr 13.)
The next fastest runner after Bol is Cockrell, she is 0.92 SLOWER than Bol, And the next best after her is Jasmine Jones, she is 1.34 Seconds SLOWER than Bol
It is very SIMPLE: besides McLaughlin there is NO 400 m hurdler on this PLANET, who even comes close to Bol.
@@rientsdijkstra4266 Why would I weep? People and their weird obsessions. I'm not obsessed. Clearly you are as you put up all this nonsense I won't read. What I stated actually happened the times that it did. That's the definition of fact. They still happened. The point is she's not the best if she can be beaten, always by Sidney first and foremost and sometimes by others. Duh!
Sydney is the definition of talent. She makes 400 hurdles look easy.
Yeah, but she is black
She was average until she started working with BoB Kersee
She has Marion Jones talent
@@laartwork I agree, except Sydney doesn’t play basketball.
@@laartwork who?
Sydney Mclaughlin is such a classy young lady, you can't help but root for her success.
That is Femke
Femke smashed the hammer, and narrow the gap from 0.77 to 0.3 second
@@ip5624 she did that altitude.
Then came in 3rd at the olympics. That race was insane. Another Sydney WR
I think that Sydney Levrone can run a 50 second 400 meter hurdles
Actually, she has broken the 49s in 400m this year and was going to compete in it at trials but instead she chose to focus on the 400mH. Smart move, hence the new WR.
Femke Bol is a great athlete, but she has never been on the same level as Sydney
FACTS
I've got a problem. I'm a fan of both. I literally don't want to see either lose. OK, yeah we know that's gotta happen, so there's that. I can't fault your statement... as much as Femke has improved massively, it seems Sydney can just go to a higher plane.
However, I will say, don't forget the old sports idiom: "There's a reason they play the game."
@@peterf1 "There's a reason they play the game." In this instance, Bol is not even in the same game. No rivalry ever existed, but artificially created to sell tickets.
Yeah, but she is white.
Nobody is on Sydney's level. Once in a generation athlete.
A beautiful woman, a magnificent athlete, an intelligent , articulate and educated woman... and from what is said... also a very nice person.
Sydney is always running against Sydney, and Paris will be no exception
Fact! True That! Thanks! Peace...
I disagree. 20 meter lead is running by yourself. I think Femke will be about 7 meters back until the straight. That hasn’t happened since the great Dalilah Muhammad a few years back. Sydney hasn’t had anyone within 15 meters for a while. Because of this, in Paris, with Femke staying at that 7 meter mark, I think Sydney will run between 49.96-50.20, with Femke coming in around 50.08-51.2. My guess is Sydney at 50.06, and Femke at 51.1.
Wanna bet? Holland all the way .And not only for that weird number but on all 400 meter tracks .
@@Keepdapocket. Don,t think so. Femke, the latest runs on purpose didn,t used her after burners ,just to safe them for the Olympics. In Paris Femke will go full mode . Just staying behind Sydney until the last 80 meters before opening the full power gear.
@@iwanbottos5128 ok, and no one has stopped you from dreaming
Instead of attributing quotes to "An Analyst," do a proper quote and tell us who said it.
Great video about Sydney, but the commentary is repetitive and literally repeats several times.
@sharkei1987uft It is not so bad to do that but it is advised against. It's called being redundant. You, in fact, show the same characteristic. You wrote: "the commentary is repetitive" and "repeats several times" indicating you are also being repetitive.
@@vernonfrance2974 nice to see you saw the redundancy in my response....ha
We will see in Paris 😂❤ love for Femke
You better expect Sydney levrone world record again
@melvinekerubo1535 we will see, it would be amazing .
Still believe in Femke, it will be great eitherway
Sydney world record again 😂
@ChiefShaHaven and a amazing one❤️ next time LA🥰 love for Femke❤️
She've set a world record time of 50.37 at Paris2024 in the 400m hurdles.
A humble champion. The coolest of cool.
And Femke runs 50.95 400mH
@@hikerboater at altitude
@@BiggReezy-165 and then what happened?
@@shonp3761 Sydney beat her again. Like I’ve been saying for the last 3 year.
@@BiggReezy-165 Yep as expected
@@shonp3761 I thought she was going sub 50. That’s a slow track tho.
She's just so much faster than everyone. Seems like she could do other hurdle distances and 200/400 meter sprints, and just clean up at the Olympic like Michael Phelps.
@kevingest5452 She will be too tired as she's hardly trained and raced at all this year.
@@vernonfrance2974 LMAO
@@shonp3761 OK, maybe she won't be too tired. Time will tell.
@@vernonfrance2974 Time told. Another WR and lots of distance......
She runs soo gracefull to!
She smash superatletes!
Great work ethic, she's such a workhorse - Go Sydney!!
For more than a year we had to endure the sports MSM in unision hailing Bol as all conquering. So it was delicious when Sydney reeled her in and blew by her with a new record and plenty of empty space at her back.
I beleive she has a goal of under 50 in the Olympics and I see it happening
Yes!🤛🏾
@@cruzangirl007 No!
🙏🙌🏾
If she can do under 50.00 400mH she can certainly finally break the 47.6 400m flat record.
1:56 I said at the time after this race, once Sydney perfects her technique, and stops chopping her steps, she WILL break the world record. That's the only reason she didn't win THIS race. Her previous coach simply wasn't getting the job done. She went with Bobby Kersey, and the rest is history.
Dropped the hammer, and Femke Bol caught it. The gap is now only 0.3s.
You're lying comrade caught what give credit where is due don't come with stories please
@@samsonnzimande8644 What nonsense. I gave credit, I said she dropped the hammer. And apparently you don't care about fact checking. Bol ran 50.95s on July 14th.
@@MrMezmerized I just said give credit where is due don't be offended my brother I come in peace
@@samsonnzimande8644 Writing "you're lying" when it's true that Bol took up the challenge and closed the gap down to 0.3s, doesn't really look like "coming in piece", though.
@@MrMezmerized not piece but peace thank you
Thank heavens we have sydney and bol to look forward to, looks like in the 100 mt the guys are fighting to go below 10 secs, no threats to bolts records.
I’m confused, Femke Bol was not in any of these races? So how exactly has Levrone “dropped the hammer on Femke Bol? If you want to make a video about Levrone’s remarkable progression in her 400m hurdling career, fine. But don’t throw another runner into the headline when she wasn’t in any of these races.
Good sportsmanship applies to video producers and commentators as well.
Bol was in the 2021 Olympic race and the 2022 wc race. She got dusted in both.
Check out there PB's this year. That's what they mean by dropping the hammer. Femkes PB is 51.45, Sydney 50.65, that's a .80 second hammer. You can almost guarantee Sydney will run faster than that at the Olympics barring injury.
@@robertstanford1778yeah could be but don’t underestimate the power of competition. Both didn’t need to do much to become the winner till now. I think both will be at their top level in Paris and a world record Will be beaten again. But I think it could be by either one of them. The olympics do something in their mind which nobody can explain unless you compete in it yourself.
@@joey402 Bol has never come close to beating Sydney. She’s running for 2nd place.
@@robertstanford1778 Yeah except Bol caught the hammer as she narrowed the gap down to 0.3s. And judging from her reaction as she finished, I think she can go faster. I still think McLaughlin has the best chances, but she'll have to really fight for it.
If you can run the 400 hurdles you can run almost any sprint. That's what my coach use to say 😜 I think he was just trying to hype me for the Mile relay 😂. She's very talented.
She has such a beautiful stride. Her body is born to run. Beautiful to watch.
SHE makes it look easy! 😮
You're supposed to be talking about "Sydney McLaughlin DROPS THE HAMMER On Femke Bol" and you go back years to some other person and race? What are you doing?
Hammer Throw hammer I think they are talking about? Dropping it on Femke's foot perhaps before the start of the race to where Femke had to drop out?
Femke just did 50,95
As an old track guy who ran at a pretty high level back in the day, I can say we've never....I mean never...seen a track athlete like her. She's already more dominant than Usain Bolt or Michael Johnson. Her times simply make no sense. And she just turned 24!
Gold awaits her in Paris. It's just a question of another WR or not.
49.99
@@bobgreenfield9158 maybe, and she will anchor the 4x4
Ever heard of Femke Bol?
@@peterkonings9084 Sure.
That’s really great that she broke an indoor world record. Unfortunately the Olympics are not indoors. Plus the last time these two met outdoors, Sydney beat her by 20 meters. I do wish Femke the best because she’s a great talent, it’s just going to be a tall order for her.
You are referring to 2 years ago, before Femke switched to the 14 step stride in 2023. Since then Femke has closed the gap to 0.3 seconds.
Such a humble human being ❤
She has gotten the most out of her body and physical abilities. Whatever she accomplishes from here, she is magnificent. More of us could benefit from training sleds, btw.
Sydney is a marksman in this event and will eventually next season go sub-50 seconds in the 400 meters hurdles.
A furious finisher
Athletics Rewind- The first part of this video was nice, the second part is like dodo! For you have to watch 8 video clips before we saw her cross the finish line to see the distance between her and Anna C.
MCLAUGHLIN'S RULE!
daam if she had put the gas to the floor at 200m mark and not the 150m, she would have really close to 50. there was way more in the tank at the finish, this is the thing she knows she is changing in to the paris final and we will see something amazing thats for sure
She did 15 steps on the last few segments.
That's why she was shocked.
49.9 coming
@@efisgpr She has never NOT done 15 steps in the last segments.
Her first 14-stride pattern was 5 hurdles 14 steps, 5 hurdles 15 steps.
During her 50.68 WR she ran 7 hurdles 14 steps and the remaining 3 in 15 steps.
So yes, she was a bit shocked, but probably because she didn't expect a WR this early in her season and by the looks of it she did it with a lot less effort than last time ...
She is perfection
@scotthall3644 Nobody is perfect.
She said she suffered from her perfection. There are two sides to every coin.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in interview: "Femke Bol is a phenomenal athlete. She pushes me to be my best, and I love that we are pushing the boundaries of the sport".
She’s the best there is no doubt about let’s gooooooo USA USA 🇺🇸
I love track & field! But, there have been 6 must-watch athletes for me if they were competing: Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, Roger Federer, and Sydney. Excellence and dominance by all.
Sydney never competes so people will never be able to beat her.
No mention of Femke Bol ?? Weird.
Has she ever beat Sydney?
No mention needed
@@outtatrex now you know why. She nearly came in 4th
Everyone else is racing for Silver (Femke)
Sydney and Femke should train together. Neither of them has
enough competition.
You should've completed the story with her last record breaking Olympic run.
Sydney is amazing!!
Extra ordinary talent her WR may be below 50 second
American pharmaceutical improvement
Yet the European's are the best!
She is a beautiful, absolute beast of a hurdler. I imagine if you watched her at ultra slow speed you might fibd a fault, but in real time she is perfection.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I dont see Femke In that race?
Femke is good but Sydney is great and on another level
@MrPolyana No. In fact, the track is not even slightly banked but is quite level
@@vernonfrance2974no , Sydney is on a completely different level !!
@@Terry-du3vc Not really.
@@Terry-du3vc Yeah, "completely" different level xD Femke at 50.95 baby
@@Auxius. holla at me when Femke beats Sydney, and or breaks a world record ( Sydney has done that 5 times) . Then talk to me about who’s on what level . Until the stay excited about 2nd place in blowout fashion !!!
Bol your about to be 2nd at the Olympics
@Gator-xi2jq Femke is used to losing to Leverone. After the Worlds Bol said, “She was so far in front at the end, I was almost doubting if I really had a good race," Bol said after that one. "Then, I saw the time and I thought, ‘Wow, that explains a lot.’”
@@vernonfrance2974 Exactly! Bol knows she’s not on the same level as Syd. Not that she’s not a great athlete in her own right, a world class athlete to be sure. But Sydney is just….
Femke knows this - but she'll perform to her best anyway. There'll be no animosity nor nastiness between them - they are both humble and classy people. Second best all-time racing against GOAT- can only be wonderful for real track fans
don't be so sure!!
Sydney is fantastic, Alex (UK)
She could compete with hurdles against the 400 m FLAT runners ... and win!
Bol keeps closing the time gap....
A video that could’ve been done in 2 minutes
The day after the Olympics, I see this for the first time. I feel cheeted 😁😜. It is so clear that our Femke didn't stand a chance! Although both women followed a similar trajectory of improvement, Cyndey's was definitely the stronger, the faster one. My only question for now is, will they be matched or even approached at by newcomers in the foreseeable future? They stand MILES above the level of their collegues and competators.
The only opponent Sydney has is the clock.
Not true. Everyone in the heats and in the finals is her competitor. If Mu can fall down so can Leverone. They do have the same trainer.
@@vernonfrance2974Mu doesn’t run the hurdles, so they don’t have the same trainer . And Sydney isn’t Mu .
@Terry-du3vc they do have the same trainer. That's not the argument. The nature of the race is the argument. Sidney won't fall like Mu because they don't run bunched together like they do in the 800. She could clip a hurdle and fall, but that would require a mental and technical breakdown that would be totally out of character.
Did you listen to the audio you included in your video? You are pronouncing Levrone wrong.
I don't believe .01 seconds is smashing a record but okay
it was .03 (the screen said 50.67 but the official time was 50.65)
but I get your point about "smashing"
But to be able to improve your WR 4 times is really a remarkable effort and a testament to good training and good injury management.
It will be a different story when they meet in Paris.
So what happened?😅
Femke looking up to Sydney. What planet are you on. It’s the other way around. 😮
That comment reeks of drug use cause you gotta be high af to write some crap like that !
Her husband is a former NFL WR so he's all about speed and power. It makes me wonder if she won't start intensifying her focus on power and gravitate towards the 100m and 200m after this Olympics.
It would be a whole new challenge for her where the spotlight shines brightest as these champions are widely recognized as the fastest humans on the planet.
That's pretty lofty air to walk in but we all know being recognized as "The Fastest Woman Alive" won't be enough; especially when she knows that 10.48 makes her the fastest woman who's ever lived.
She clocked 11.07 in the 100m in 2018. 11.07. Think about it. That is only .56 seconds off the world record and she has never professionally trained for it. Plus, she has become considerably faster and more powerful with her intensified training pursuing 400m perfection. I'll bet she can run high 10.6s within the first month of a switch over.
At a recent meet, she dipped her toe into the short sprint pool participating in the 200m alongside Sha' Carri and some of the other big names in professional track. Not only did she make the finals, she won the whole damned thing with a respectable time. Interesting. Pack 10 lbs. on to her upper legs and butt from thousands of deep, full squats and road bicycling work and watch out world. While we'll be eyeing Flo-Jo's unapproachable 10.49 world record she'll be pushing herself to the limit each and everyday believing she can shock even the Gods atop Mt.Olympus when they see those three red numbers lit up that read, "9.99!".
Many would be quick to doubt that possibility but I'll bet few would be certain enough to put a chunk of money on it. She's special.
No disrespect but her husband has nothing to do with her improvement. She has a great coach, Bobby Kearse. Allyson Felix's coach before she retired. Allyson is also her mentor
Because her husband ain’t her coach.
Sydney focusing on the 100m would be the worst thing for her the 400m is her best bet for LA in 2028 and maybe do some 200m races too and see how that goes. She already would be a favorite to win Gold in the 400m if she had chosen to run that race in Paris and the 200m is a possibility too in the future but the 100m might be to much of a reach and she needs to focus on the 400 and 200 post Olympics.
Femke is like Tyson, Gatlin, and Blake who unfortunately had to run in the Bolt era.
Bolt knows a talent when he sees it he congratulated Femke after her phenomenal relay race at the WC, Femke is not the one with a proven suspicious coach she’s a natural.
@@MariaMariamuzieklove now .. help me to understand why your reply has any relevance to my comment! 🤔
@@mellowmonsoon278 No use, you will never get it.
@@FloorBoontjes-wo1hv 😂😂😂. It happens when you make a senseless comment. You have the option to delete
@@mellowmonsoon278 My commiserations! It must be hard to cope in life with a non-functional brain? 🤣🤣🤣
THE REAL LIFE SUPERWOMAN!!!! SHE CAN DO ANYTHING!!!!
Resultados impressionantes que a quimica causa no organismo humano.
But if one is mentally subpar - it's a permanent condition
Si. Su entrenador es famoso por rumores de saber usar quimicos sin deteccion.
@@vernonfrance2974 The Rumer's of Him using them are even more famous since it has Not been verified with Facts or Proof during His Long career in Coaching World Class Athletes. Therefore; Put Up or Shut Up.
She eliminated all body fat
Sidney gives all glory to God.
I love how she crosses the line
Femke Bol is a beautifull, elegant, classy, great, respectfull sports person, towards all her collegues and towards mrs McLaughlin. This video, its thumbnail and its makers are cheap and classless, and they drag mrs McLaughlin down with them.
No one is dissing Bol here. What are you referring to? They are just stating facts no disrespect was intended.
@@robertstanford1778 Sorry, you must have seen the photoshopped thumbnail with this video, and the way it willfully distort Bol´s face. It is dispicable and disrespectfull and drags down mrs McLaughlin to a level that she doesn´t deserve, because mrs McLaughlin has always been respectfull to Bol. It also shows the staggering lack of personal quality of a seizable group of her supporters
@EstherLe ibovitz-ul5pd don't you think you need to speak to the creators of this piece. You're a little free with the generalizations.
Steel Sharpens Steel
Imagine breaking the world record with a 52s .. lol .. it seems so slow given the standard Sydney has set.
Thumbnail: EXCLUSIVE. Video: recycled content
Femke may eventually go back up to 800
Not likely. She's still young, she just went under 51s, her reaction gave me the idea she has more to give, and she can still improve her hurdling technique.
Comment by Femke in recent interview. If I don't win in the Paris Olympics, I know I have more work to do.... In other words: Femke can improve further and she is not going away!
Femke just ran a 50.95!
Pretty mixed girl. It was a good one.
ok she got new dope this year , last year she didn´t run (OUT of Dope )
Prove Anything except You can troll or STFU.
@@ronniejohnson196 ask Kersee
Well this girl Femke Bol spoke very badly of Sydney Mclaughlin as if she was better. Why didn't she prove that she was better than The Beautifuly, Sydney, it was seen that is the fastest running; without a scientific like Femke, who abuses her in her Country, Sydney Mclaughlin LeBron is daughter of God Christ Jesus may he always bless Her.❤🏃♀️🥇🙏
LOVE LOVE Sydney McLaughlin but Femke and Muhammad are outstanding Athletes and record holders. I believe they all fuel each other to success! Without Muhamad , I don't think Sydney would have pushed herself as hard. Remember , Jimmy Connors brought out the BEST In McEnroe! This is the same. Cheers to all!
Many of these athletes are professionals with sponsors. Why do they have to safety pin paper name sheets to their uniforms like school children. The companies that provide the clothing could print the name directly on the clothing like is done in some many other sports.
T&F is not like most sports, far from it, and it's totally normal in T&F rather than how you label it. More importantly, as you could have seen multiple times, the bibs don't just show the athlete's name. They tell you about the meet/ tournament plus its main sponsor(s). Like at 2:34 it says DOHA 2019 (World Championships) and QNB. And obviously the organisation often wants to distinguish itself with the design of the bibs. Some meets / tournaments use chips on the bibs for call room check in and/or GPS location, linked to live standings on screen during the longer distances.
Plus various organisations use bibs with colours signifying the defending champion, or the leader in the tournament (combined events) or leader(s) in the series (Diamond League) and whatnot.
T&F is pretty much unique. Plus the tradition of bibs kinda has something imo.
Often overlooked and unmentioned is the fact that not only does she have amazing athletic skills and disciple, but she is a woman of faith. Her devotion to Jesus is the greatest source of her strength and talent.
No it's not
Points for pronouncing her name correctly, most people don't.
She toasted Bol. Bol looked completely lost
There’s a famous Australian Thoroughbred filly named Winx, she’s other worldly, just like Sydney! Love a good thoroughbred filly!
@Aviateor
Winx has two thoroughbred parents so her lineage is purebred going back many generations. Her record was not perfect but she won 37 of 43 races. Leverone has one parent of European descent and the other is African American which means it is likely that Leverone is of slightly more European descent than African.
@@vernonfrance2974 What the hell are you talking about???????
@@kenmcdaniel6913her mother is white. Just Google it.
Your racism is showing here, comparing an african-american athlete to a thoroughbred horse.
@@janemuses3031 I’m black you idiot, get over yourself! Comparing greatness with greatness!
So funny, Bol and Sydney have both a lot of respect towards each other and Bol even more or less idolizes Sydney as a fan...
But the fans are at war lol...grow up!
She doesn't idolize Sydney, she just answers respectfully when she's asked about her. It's not like she talks about about her because she wants to, she's clearly annoyed by the questions
She is the female bolt 🔥
NOPE‼Bolt NEVER broke a world record 5 times and counting😳⁉And so EASILY🤨⁉Bolt actually only ran sub 9.7 on 3 occasions with 2 of those being world records‼ THIS IS NOT NORMAL 😐‼I am not jumping to conclusions but no one can argue that this is 'normal' ‼😐
Femka has no chance against the USA
She is the best athlete of out time. Five world records in a row in only thee years. And in addition top times in 200m and 400m flat. Sydney McLaughlin is better than Usain Bolt.
Best "athlete?"
Michael Phelps
Simone Biles
...
@@kevkeisha bro. Don’t be that guy
@@kevkeisha The hyperbole of some of Leverone's fans is nonsense. She's won very little compared to the athletes you named but they still be that guy that thinks Leverone's couple of medals means she's better.
@@vernonfrance2974 it's the times and dominance, you not all wrong, but running a WR time in hurdles, that would place 6th place in the open 400m in the same World championships is Wild. People think she can break 50seconds, which is Wild, but it's testament to her greatness and she only just 25, and may not have even peaked yet
I ran boys track in high school. I am faster than her in the 400 hurdles.
It was only a matter of time after the 2019 race because Sydney is 10 years younger than Muhammad.
Femke is my idol, not Sydney. I wish Ato would lower his ever present voice.
Femke Bol might just be the JOAN OF ARC of our era. Joan was the fastest woman who ever lived. They said she ran so fast that her feet never touched the ground. That's fast. Femke is on her way, just wait and see.
@@erichansen3641 you have strange ideas. however, i love Jean D'Arc, if i am spelling that right. i read her words to the corrupt priests during her trial and she was filled with the Spirit. I love Joan!!