The US Olympic hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levone poses after breaking her own world-record time to win the 400m hurdles final in Saint-Denis, Paris, on Thursday of last week. Ms McLaughlin-Levone often makes biblical references in her social-media posts and is the author of a memoir, Far Beyond Gold: Running from fear to faith (Thomas Nelson). She said in a post-race interview: “I was not expecting that, but He can do anything. Anything is possible in Christ. So, yeah, I’m just amazed, baffled, and in shock”. Quotes, page 16