Marileidy Paulino maintained her unbeaten season in dramatic fashion at Athlos in London just catching Henriette Jaeger in a high-quality 400m that produced two sub-49-second performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Olympic champion clocked a meeting record of 48.73, edging Norway\u2019s Jaeger by just 0.05 as she smashed her national record with 48.78.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jaeger and Nickisha Pryce attacked the race from the outset, with Jaeger reaching 200m in 23.69 while Paulino was half a second behind in sixth. The Dominican began to close on the leaders around the final bend and moved into third with 100m remaining, but Jaeger still held a clear advantage for much of the home straight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paulino gradually ate into the deficit and finally caught Jaeger in the closing metres to extend her winning streak through an undefeated 2026 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was Paulino\u2019s 15th career sub-49-second performance, equalling the all-time record. Eight of those have come this year, also a record number within a single calendar year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jaeger’s 48.78, meanwhile, is the fastest 400m performance by a European athlete since Marie-Jose Perec’s victory at the 1996 Olympics. She now moves to 13th on the world all-time list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two more meeting records fell in the 100m and 800m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sha\u2019Carri Richardson took control of the 100m during the second half of the race, powering clear to win in 10.80. New Zealand\u2019s Zoe Hobbs was second in 11.19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keely Hodgkinson improved her own meeting record in the 800m, winning by more than two seconds in 1:56.40. The first lap was covered in 57.53, with Raevyn Rogers leading and Hodgkinson on her shoulder before the Olympic champion moved away. Eloisa Coiro Rosamilia finished second in 1:58.75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was a late twist in the mile, where Klaudia Kazimierska continued her strong end-of-season form. Georgia Hunter Bell led into the closing stages and was trying to hold off Kenya\u2019s Dorcus Ewoi, but Kazimierska charged through on the inside to win in 4:19.43. Hunter Bell was second in 4:19.54 and Ewoi third in 4:19.84.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gabby Thomas won the 200m in 22.13 from Kayla White\u2019s 22.40, while Alaysha Johnson edged Tobi Amusan by 0.01 in the 100m hurdles, 12.50 to 12.51.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alyssa Jones took victory in the long jump, her 6.66m best giving her a two-centimetre advantage over Hilary Kpatcha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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