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OregonGoldRush | Caribbean sweeps women’s 400m medals

Published:Friday | July 22, 2022 | 10:07 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter
From left: The Bahamas' Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Barbados' Sada Williams, and The Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino celebrate winning gold, silver and bronze respectively in the women's 400 metres on day eight of the World Athletics Championships at Haywa
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From left: The Bahamas' Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Barbados' Sada Williams, and The Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino celebrate winning gold, silver and bronze respectively in the women's 400 metres on day eight of the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Bahamas’ double Olympic gold medallist, Shaunae Miller-Uibo, has finally added a World Championship title over 400 metres after dominating a strong field at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon earlier this evening.

Miller-Uibo stopped the clock in a world-leading 49.11 seconds, to stand at the head of a Caribbean sweep of the medals.

The Dominican Republic’s Marileidy Paulino, who ran 49.60, was expected to challenge Miller-Uibo, but her late charge made no impression, her silver medal just reward for the effort.

Barbados’ Sada Williams, who clocked a national record 49.75, mined bronze for Barbados.

The Jamaican pair of Stephenie-Ann Mcpherson (50.36) and Candice Mcleod (50.78) finished fifth and seventh respectively.

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