By Trend Sydney McLaughlin of the United States shattered the women’s 400hurdles world record in her victory at the World AthleticsChampionships, Trend reports citing Xinhua. Double Olympic champion McLaughlin clocked 50.68 seconds in therace, bettering her own world record of 51.41 seconds set at theUSA Track and Field Outdoor Championships on the same track inJune. Femke Bol of the Netherlands finished runner-up in 52.27, andMcLaughlin’s compatriot Dalilah Muhammad took bronze in 53.13. — Follow us on Twitter [@AzerNewsAz](https://twitter.com/AzerNewsAz)