GOLD STANDARD
Stunning Sydney McLaughlin leads triple track and field win on epic night as amazed fans claim ‘USA is not playing’
USA took its track and field total to 27 medals with nine golds
Team USA cleaned up in track and field once again in Paris to continue its dominance - despite Noah Lyles' failed 200m bid.
The American team won three of the five events at the Stade de France Thursday night to add to their incredible haul.
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And that could've been four, had Botswana's Letsile Tebogo not beaten Kenneth Bednarek and Lyles to 200m glory.
Lyles, 27, ran the race with Covid and missed the chance to add that title to the 100m crown he won Sunday.
But Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone blew away the field moments later with a world record to win the 400m hurdles.
Her anticipated showdown with Holland's Femke Bol never materialized as USA's Anna Cockrell was a distant second.
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The US had another gold and silver double haul to end the night on the track in the men's 100m hurdles.
Grant Holloway stormed away from the field to win gold from USA teammate Daniel Roberts.
America's third gold of the evening at the Stade de France came in the field in the women's long jump.
Tara Davis-Woodhall was crowned Olympic champion, while fellow American Jasmine Moore also claimed bronze.
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In all, the US won eight medals in five track and field events Thursday, with three of them gold.
The track and field team's total haul was 27—nine gold, 10 silver, and eight bronze.
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The next highest-placed team had six medals after Thursday's action, while Canada (two golds) was the only other nation with more than one gold medal.
"USA not playing in track & field. We collecting medals after medals. Wow! Go Team USA," one fan said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
"USA track & field taking all the gold medals this night," another posted.
There are two days left in the track and field program and more medal chances ahead.
Both 4x100m relay teams cruised through their heats Thursday and will go for gold Friday.
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The women's unit featured 100m silver medalist Sha'Carri Richardson and 200m champion Gabby Thomas.
The men's team will unlikely see Lyles in the final after his Covid diagnosis.
But they'll still have enough speed to be gold medal favorites Friday night.
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The USA crossed the 100-medal mark on Thursday with their efforts across Paris.
Their 103-medal haul with 30 golds is ahead of second-placed China on both counts.
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