American athletics megastar Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is not going to compete on the upcoming Global Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in line with an Instagram tale posted Friday (11 August 2023).
“I’m unhappy to percentage that I should withdraw from this yr’s Global Championships meet in Budapest,” wrote McLaughlin-Levrone. “After consulting with my medical doctors and coaches, I wish to deal with a minor knee factor in order that I will be able to be totally wholesome for subsequent yr’s Paris Olympics. I stay up for seeing everybody again at the monitor quickly.”
McLaughlin-Levrone is the reigning Olympic and global champion within the girls’s 400m hurdles and holds the sector file within the match. This season, the 24-year-old have been that specialize in the 400m flat and was once thought to be a significant contender for gold within the match on the world match after working a global lead time on the U.S. Championships in early July.
The Global Athletics Championships are set to start out Saturday (19 August) in Budapest.
