Martina Weil records her season best in the 400 metres in Italy
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- Chilean sprinter Martina Weil ran 50.39 seconds at the Brescia Grand Prix in Italy, her best 400-metre time of the season.
- Nickisha Pryce and Salwa Eid Naser led the race with times of 49.27 seconds.
- Weil arrived in Brescia after finishing third in the 300 metres at the Memorial Kamila Skolimowska Diamond League meeting.
Martina Weil set her best 400-metre time of the season in Brescia, clocking 50.39 seconds at the Grand Prix held at the Campo Gabre Gabric in Italy.
The Chilean competed in a high-level international race featuring Jamaica’s Nickisha Pryce and Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser. Both leaders recorded 49.27 seconds.
Weil’s performance marked another sign of progress in the event, where she has established herself as one of Chilean athletics’ leading figures. She came to Brescia after finishing third in the 300 metres at the Memorial Kamila Skolimowska, the Polish leg of the Diamond League.
The result gives Weil further competitive momentum for her upcoming international challenges. The meeting also included a men’s 400-metre performance of 44.52 seconds by South Africa’s Leender Koekenoker.
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