Sydney McLaughlin, Team USA cruise to women's 4x400m Relay Gold

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Make that two gold medals for Sydney McLaughlin in Tokyo.

After breaking her own world record to take home gold in the women’s 400M hurdles earlier in the week, the former Kentucky track & field superstar led the charge in the women’s 4x400m relay Saturday morning, helping Team USA obliterate the competition to win gold by nearly four seconds.

McLaughlin led the team, followed by Allyson Felix, Dalilah Muhammad and Athing Mu to secure the dominant victory, finishing the event in 3 minutes and 16.85 seconds. Poland earned silver (3:20:53), while Jamaica (3:21:24) took home bronze.

Watch Team USA cruise to the overwhelming victory below:

The U.S. women's 4x400m relay team just won gold by almost four seconds 🤯

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— ESPN (@espn) August 7, 2021

Back on Tuesday, August 3, the 21-year-old track star took home gold in the women’s 400m hurdles with a world-record-setting time of 51.46 seconds to become the youngest gold medalist in the event’s history.

McLaughlin set the previous women’s 400m hurdles record during the Olympic qualifiers, finishing with a time of 51.90 seconds. Her new record of 51.45 seconds topped that by nearly half a second on Tuesday, narrowly beating out teammate Dalilah Muhammad to give America gold and silver medals in the event.

Outside of McLaughlin’s success, Felix also made history with Team USA’s 4x400m victory on Saturday, becoming the most decorated American track star in history with 11 Olympic medals. She broke a tie with Carl Lewis for the U.S. record, with Paavo Nurmi of Finland holding the all-time world record with 12 medals from 1920 to 1928.

Be prepared to hear McLaughlin’s name for years to come, potentially as many as two more Olympic games. The former Wildcat standout is a legend in the making.