Paulino makes history as first Dominican woman to win world title in athletics.

Marileidy ​Paulino of​ the Dominican Republic Wins Gold in Women’s 400m at World Championships

By⁤ Mitch Phillips

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic claimed⁤ the ⁣top spot on the podium in the women’s 400m at the World Championships on Wednesday. ​This victory ‍comes ⁢after ⁢winning silver at last year’s worlds and Tokyo Olympics, and she did it in record-breaking style.

The race was wide open in the absence⁢ of injured American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, ⁣the 400m hurdles world record holder and fastest in ⁣the⁣ world ​this year over the flat,⁣ and with Olympic and defending world champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo​ going out in ‍the heats four months after having⁣ a baby.

Paulino, second-fastest in the world this year, knew she would ‍never get a better chance to⁢ become the first Dominican female world champion ⁤and did not waste​ it.

Dutchwoman Lieke Klaver set the early pace‌ but faded on the final bend and was swallowed up.

Paulino was out in lane seven and ran a⁤ controlled race to surge ahead at the top of the home straight and drive home for an emphatic ‍victory⁢ in‌ a national ‌record 48.76 seconds. ‌

Poland’s Natalia Kaczmarek‌ finished strongly to take silver in‍ 49.57 followed by Sada⁢ Williams of Barbados, who matched her bronze from last year, with 49.60.

“A lot of emotions are rushing through me,” Paulino, 26, said.

“This national record‍ means ‌a lot to me. It is really ​incredible, but I⁢ have been preparing for this for a long⁤ time,‌ working hard to⁢ achieve ⁢a goal like ⁣this. The gold medal was my dream, and I ⁤had the talent to turn ​this‍ dream ‍into reality.”

Kaczmarek said the key ‌to her​ second-place finish ‍was to concentrate on her‌ own performance.

“This race was​ crazy, they were so fast out of‌ the ⁤blocks,” ⁤she ⁢said.

“My coach​ had ‍said to me: ‘Be ‍careful, keep ⁢your pace, run your race’. I did it but‌ it ​was⁢ very painful.⁢ This pain after the race is huge, but ⁣the joy is better. That is first world championships medal for ⁢Poland over 400m. ⁢It ‌is still difficult to believe that this silver medal is‍ mine.”

(Reporting by Mitch Phillips, editing by Ed Osmond)

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