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Fifth this time: quarter-miler Manuel ends Diamond League outside the elite

From iDNES · () Czech

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  • Czech runner Lurdes Gloria Manuel finished fifth in the Diamond League final in 50.18 seconds.
  • Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic won in 48.64, breaking the Brussels meeting record that had stood for 17 years.
  • Paulino remained unbeaten this season.

Lurdes Gloria Manuel finished fifth in the Diamond League final, ending her campaign outside the leading group of the women’s 400 meters. The Czech quarter-miler recorded 50.18 seconds.

The race was won by Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic. The Olympic champion clocked 48.64 seconds, improved a 17-year-old meeting record in Brussels and maintained her unbeaten run this season.

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