How Close Would Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Have Been To World Champion Marileidy Paulino?

Breaking down the women's 400m final and debating what would've went down if Sydney was in the race.

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[nanaakuaasiedu]

Paulino has a great finish, Sydney starts and does a great back stretch. I really looked forward to seeing Sydney on the track though

[jkf]

Everyone who wins a race should not have to be subjected to an imaginary race against Sydney. It's insulting to the winner.

We're about to see a men's race that Gardiner would have won. Are there gonna be videos about that too? And you know who would have won that 1500? El Guerrouj!

[QuamfyMarc]

Gordon is obsessed with Sydney and is not realistic. She is injured and out of Worlds. Put her to rest and getting healthy.

[rulifaller]

Would have could have should have, the essence of these athlete

[cross]

Was Sydney challenged at the Us championship when she ran her near American record. I think the 400m in Paris is about to be 🔥

[Tredawakandan]

I want her to be healthy but man was i bummed not seeing her run. He, Lyles and Sha'carri all taking over the headlines would've been really insane.. Hopefully we see it at the Olympics

Overall congrats to Paulino though

[tn]

Paulino didn't face Miller, Levrone, or Naseer. Hmmm....

Y'all don't follow tennis but this is like when Thiem won the US Open in 2020. He won, but nobody gave respect as he didn't face Nadal Fed or Novak.

[mstrunn]

48.25 running 3 rounds your dreaming, stick to mid distance pal you know very little about sprints, Paulino was not even pushed, plus everything you said was conjecture Sydney was not there, let Olivia handle the sprints, please.

[Forrestarabian]

She’s 5500 miles away. Not close at all. Champions show up and run more than 3 races a year.

[hermanmontvelisky]

Paulino's time was 48.17, not 48.7. Face it, Sydney gave up on running the 400m Flat because she knew she could never beat Paulino.

[meertillman]

Sydney would have been the champion, she already ran that time

[RatluBoogerbag]

Why is it that when an american doesn't win you have to try and diminish the accomplishment of the winner. I can only imagine it's to massage your insecurities.

[michaelpryor]

Lmao 7th with hurdles is crazy and that’s what she would have for last year too

[a.r-h]

Do not know this girl talking here but you do not want to give the honor to Paulino why?, Sydney was beaten by Paulino already, even if u are talkin bout being push what more push u want living in a slum in DR while u have all here for granted Sydney feels embarrassed that Paulino beat her coming from a 3 world country & u talkin bout pushing ?

[yjk]

Sydney might have gone to second all-time

[hermanmertens]

Rather peculiar and boring those endless what if speculations.
My questions: how is Sydney now? what exactly is her minor knee injury that prevents her competing for four month’s and even longer when she stays away from the Eugene track this week? Is she in training again? What are ger prospectives? When wil be her next race? Anybody?

[onenation]

The male is being so joker.
After 3 rounds Paulino ran 48.7
Sydney would have won Silver

[geogmz]

The first female athlete, not the first athlete from DR, Felix Sanchez won gold twice in the Olympics and twice in the world championship.
This dude is clueless no way she would have run half a second faster.. hahahaha..

[robinbauer]

She wasn’t there so it does not matter

[KoolKid_at]

Sydney is amazing and I think her cap is extraordinary, but this guy is delusional