From the outside, it was the ultimate clash of rivals: the 2016 Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad facing off in the 400 metre hurdles final against 21-year-old Sydney McLaughlin, who clobbered her world record weeks prior.
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Athletics-‘Iron sharpens iron’: McLaughlin, Muhammad hurdle to new heights
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