American athlete Sydney McLaughlin obliterated the women’s 400m hurdles world record at the US Olympic trials on Sunday.
The 21-year-old ran an astonishing 51.90 seconds, smashing the previous record by .26 seconds to become the first woman to run the 400m hurdles in less than 52 seconds.
In the process of winning, McLaughlin beat the previous world record holder Dalilah Muhammad to cement herself as the favorite for the Tokyo Games this year.
Officials said temperatures topped 43C in Oregon, US — a record heat for the town during the day — causing some races to be delayed until the evening.
It didn’t stop athletes from running fast times though.
Noah Lyles set a world-leading time of 19.74 seconds in the men’s 200m.