• Dalilah Muhammad takes silver and Femke Bol bronze
  • McLaughlin’s time of 51.46 crushes her own world record

Another day. Another extraordinary 400m hurdles final. Another dizzying world record. And another urgent question: was this the greatest ever track and field race … since, erm, yesterday?

Coming off the final bend three women, Dalilah Muhammad and Sydney McLaughlin of the United States – along with Femke Bol of the Netherlands – had a gold medal and a world record in their sights.

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