ATHLETICS – BAHRAIN’S superstar sprinter Salwa Eid Naser was awarded her bronze medal yesterday during the official women’s 400 metres podium ceremony at the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.
Naser finished third in a star-studded final that was dubbed by World Athletics as ‘the greatest 400m we’ve ever seen’.
She clocked her season’s best mark of 48.19 seconds as she finished behind gold-medallist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone from the US and reigning Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino from the Dominican Republic, who took silver.
McLaughlin-Levrone triumphed in a new championship record of 47.78s, which is the second-fastest mark of all time and is not far from the current world record of 47.60s. Paulino was second in 47.98s – the third-fastest time in history.
The top three were in a joyous mood during yesterday’s prize presentation.
Naser’s bronze brought Bahrain’s overall haul in the history of the world championships to 16. These include eight gold, four silver, and four bronze.
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