DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Fiordaliza Cofil / Diario Libre

Marileidy Paulino with 50.76 and Fiordaliza Cofil with 51.19 placed first in their heats to qualify for the semi-finals of the 400m during the Eugene, Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championship. The championship is second to the Olympic Games in importance on the track and field calendar.

The 400 m women semifinals will be on 20 July 2022 in the early evening. The first two of the three semi-final heats qualify for the finals plus the two fastest times. Marileidy Paulino will run in heat 3 and Fiordaliza Cofil in heat 2. The two were on the mix 4 x 400 m relay that already won the gold medal on the opening day of the championship.

Running for the Dominican Republic, Alexander Ogando also made the semi-finals in the 200m race. He clocked 20.01, a new national record. He was first in his heat. Teammate Yancarlos Martinez clocked 20.13 and made...