Sada Williams Places Seventh in Women’s 400-Meter Final at Paris Olympics with 49.83-Second Finish: Recap
August 9, 2024
Sada Williams finishes seventh in Women’s 400m final at Paris Olympics. Marileidy Paulino wins gold, Salwa Eid Naser takes silver, and Natalia Kaczmarek secures bronze.
Sada Williams finished seventh in the Women’s 400-metre final at the Paris Olympic Games earlier today.
Running from lane two, the Barbadian quarter-miler clocked 49.83 seconds in her first Olympic final, which was marginally faster than the 49.89 she registered in the semi-final race to secure her spot in today’s final.
Marileidy Paulino from the Dominican Republic lived up to expectations as the pre-race favorite by winning gold with a time of 48.17 seconds, finishing some distance ahead of second-placed Salwa Eid Naser from Bahrain, who clocked 48.53 seconds. European Champion Natalia Kaczmarek of Poland rounded off the podium with a time of 48.98 seconds, securing the bronze medal.
Written by Jonteau Coppin
