McLaughlin once again among Grand Slam winners in Miami

Following her triumph at the opening meeting of the series last month, world and Olympic 400m hurdles champion Sydney McLaughlin once again achieved a perfect score of 24 points in the long hurdles category at the Grand Slam meeting in Miramar, on the outskirts of Miami.

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This time, she went quicker in both disciplines, clocking a world-leading 52.07 in the 400m hurdles on Saturday (3) and following it with a dominant run of 49.69 in the 400m on Sunday (4), winning both races by two seconds. They’re also the fastest times she has ever recorded at this point of the season.

Jamaica’s Andrenette Knight finished second in the 400m hurdles (54.08) and in the category overall, while heptathlon specialist Anna Hall was second in the 400m flat (51.68).

Another world champion over one lap of the track, Marileidy Paulino, also bagged maximum points in her category. Following on from her 400m win on Friday, the sprinter from the Dominican Republic returned on Sunday to win the 200m in a national record of 22.30.

Two-time Olympic silver medallist Kenny Bednarek was another 24-point winner. The US athlete sped to a wind-assisted 9.79 (2.4m/s) 100m win on Saturday, then clocked a world-leading 19.84 (0.2m/s) to take the 200m on Sunday.

Jamaica’s Oblique Seville (9.84 / 20.13) was second overall in that category, finishing just ahead of Britain’s Zharnel Hughes (9.87 / 20.13).