Rani began the qualification round in Group B on a bad note with a foul. But then she came up with a throw of 55.35 m later. She saved the best for the last, making a throw of 59.60 m to make it to the final.
Running a sizzling world record of 51.41 in the women's 400m hurdles on a hot afternoon at the US Championships, McLaughlin has now set world records in three of her past four 400m hurdles finals.