Marileidy Paulino

Tokyo 2025: McLaughlin-Levrone storms to 400m gold with second-fastest time in history

American sprinter Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone clocked the second-fastest time ever recorded to claim gold in the women’s 400 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday, Afrosport reports. The 26-year-old, delivered a spotless performance, powering through wet conditions to cross the finish line in 47.78 seconds, setting a new Championship record by shattering previous one set by Czechoslovakia’s Jarmila Kratochvílova, who ran 47.99s back in...

Athletics: Kipyegon, Ta Lou & Duguma clinch titles at inaugural ATHLOS NYC meet

by Ibikunle Salako

27 September 2024

African athletics stars Faith Kipyegon (Kenya), Marie Josee Ta Lou-Smith (Ivory Coast) and Tsige Duguma (Ethiopia) all emerged as winners of their respective events at the inaugural all-female ATHLOS meet in New York on Thursday. The athletics meet, which was organised by Serena William’s husband, Alexis Ohanian, was held at the 5,000-capacity Icahn Stadium with the sole purpose of shining the light on women athletes across...

Paris 2024: Nigerian-born Eid Naser races into women’s 400m final

by Ibikunle Salako

7 August 2024

Nigerian-born Bahraini athlete Salwa Eid Naser gave the rest of her competitors a taste of what to expect as she cruised into the final of the women's 400-metre in the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday. The 26-year-old, born Ebele Agbapuonwu in Anambra State, Nigeria, clocked a season's best (SB) time of 49.08 seconds in Heat 1 of the semifinal to progress to the final of the...

World Athletics Championships: Dominican Republic’s Paulino reflects on winning historic 400 metres goal medal

by Kunle Fayiga

24 August 2023

Marileidy Paulino stated she had been working hard towards winning her first World Athletics Championships gold medal which she finally did in the women's 400 metres final in Budapest on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Dominican was a silver medalist from last year's championships in Eugene likewise at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo that included silver in the Women's 4×400 metres relay. Paulino was however a class apart...

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Tokyo 2025: McLaughlin-Levrone storms to 400m gold with second-fastest time in history

Athletics: Kipyegon, Ta Lou & Duguma clinch titles at inaugural ATHLOS NYC meet

Paris 2024: Nigerian-born Eid Naser races into women’s 400m final

World Athletics Championships: Dominican Republic’s Paulino reflects on winning historic 400 metres goal medal

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