There are arguments to be had about who the greatest women's track athlete of all time is.
But there's no argument that United States superstar Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is one of the greatest to ever do it.
She proved that even more on Thursday in Tokyo, when she claimed World Championships gold in the 400 meters in the second-fastest time ever.
The world record in the women's 400 is the longest-standing such mark in sprinting. Germany's Marita Koch ran a 47.60 seconds in 1985.
In her victory in Japan, McLaughlin-Levrone ran 47.78 seconds.
In the process, she vindicated her decision to pursue the flat 400 in this cycle. It was her first time running the open 400 at a global championship.
McLaughlin-Levrone is already, by far, the greatest 400-meter hurdler in women's track history. She hadn't lost in the event since she took silver at the 2019 Worlds.
This time around, McLaughlin-Levrone took the hurdles out of the way, not that they had ever caused her much trouble.
Koch's time from 1985 representing East Germany has never had someone come within half a second of it until McLaughlin-Levrone's lap around the track on Thursday.
Syd needed it, too, with the Dominican Republic's superstar Marileidy Paulino running a 47.98 to come just off the pace.
The hype will start growing for McLaughlin-Levrone with the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. In the past, she hasn't ruled out the idea of doing both the 400 and the 400 hurdles.
Either way, she's already a legend.
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