Bahamas’ Miller-Uibo Trounces Women’s 400m for World Championships Gold

EUGENE, Oregon — Bahamian double Olympic gold medalist Shaunae Miller-Uibo added another jewel to her crown on Friday by winning her first 400 meters title at the World Championships.

Miller-Uibo came charging down the back straight and had the lead coming out of the final turn before slowing through the finish with her rivals trailing in her wakeat the Hayward Field track in Eugene, Oregon.

She crossed the line in a blazing 49.11, nearly half a second clear of Dominican Republic’s Marileidy Paulino (49.60) with Sada Williams (49.75) of Barbados completing a Caribbean podium trio with bronze.

“It has been a long time coming and the main thing for us this season was the World Championships and a gold medal,” said Miller-Uibo.

“The times didn’t matter to me. It was all about making sure we secured the gold medal. That’s one thing we were missing so I ran a very tactical race.

“To get this one I’m really happy,” she said. “It’s a very tough race to run … I’m very happy with the performance.”