Marileidy Paulino crushes it in Tokyo: World Championship Semifinals secured in 400m

Tokyo, Japan – The outstanding Dominican athlete Marileidy Paulino has begun her participation in the Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships with an impressive performance, securing her place in the semi-finals of the 400 meters flat. Paulino, Olympic and world champion, demonstrated her dominance in the qualifying round, completing the test with a time of 49.85 seconds. The Dominican runner led her heat from the start, exhibiting solid physical condition and impeccable strategic control. In the final stretch, Paulino accelerated strongly, leaving behind the British Amber Anning (49.96s) and Bassant Hemida (50.36s), who occupied second and third place respectively. This outstanding performance reinforces Paulino’s position as one of the favorites to revalidate the world title she obtained in Budapest 2023, thus continuing her successful international career.

The women’s 400-meter semifinal is scheduled for Tuesday, September 16 at 6:20 a.m. (Dominican time). Marileidy Paulino is shaping up to be one of the main contenders for the gold medal, backed by her consistency and her season’s best time of 48.18 seconds. This places her among the fastest athletes in the world, alongside prominent figures such as Sydney McLaughlin and Salwa Eid Naser, who also advanced to the next phase. The Olympic champion in Paris 2024, Marileidy Paulino, continues to demonstrate her supremacy in the 400-meter dash, maintaining her country’s hope for another historic moment in world athletics.