Overview

• Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set a world record and won Olympic gold in the 400m hurdles at Paris 2024.
• Her sister-in-law gifted her a tiara after the victory that is now missing several jewels.
• The 25-year-old champion stepped into the 100m hurdles for the first time at the Grand Slam Track meet in Philadelphia.
• She finished fifth with a time of 12.70 seconds behind Jamaica’s Ackera Nugent, who won in 12.44 seconds.
• Other Paris Olympic medalists such as Keely Hodgkinson and Katarina Johnson-Thompson also celebrated their wins by wearing tiaras.