New Jersey native and two-time Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin is still making headlines a month after the Tokyo Olympics.
McLauglin, 22, from Dunellen, who won gold in the 400-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay, announced this week she is engaged to former NFL receiver Andre Levrone, Jr.
She made the announcement in an Instagram post Tuesday after a romantic weekend at a resort in Arizona.
“Till this day I still can’t comprehend how someone who possesses everything I’ve prayed for, has finally come into my life,” McLaughlin wrote on Instagram.
McLaughlin is scheduled to make a triumphant return to New Jersey on Saturday for a ceremony to rename a track where she trained growing up in Dunellen after her. NJ Advance Media also learned Friday her fiancee is expected to attend the ceremony, along with fans and local, city, county and state officials.
The event is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. at Columbia Park in Dunellen.
“We invite fans, community members and visitors to this celebratory event,” the borough shared in a release. “Wear your red, white and blue to show your support for Sydney’s exceptional accomplishments.”
The event, organized by the Dunellen mayor and council, parks and recreation department, office of emergency management and police, will feature free parking at the Dunellen Train Station, borough officials said.
McLaughlin is a two-time Olympian. She also competed in the 2016 games in Rio when she was 16, and still enrolled at Union Catholic High School.
Staff writer Chris Sheldon contributed to this report.
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