Salwa Eid Naser Runs Third Fastest Time In History To Win 400m

A Nigerian Athlethe representing Bahrain has made history by running the third fastest time in the world to win the 400m World title.

Salwa Eid Naser Runs Third Fastest Time In History To Win 400m
Naser- Bahrain

In what has been described as the biggest upset of the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Salwa Eid Naser defeated the race favourite Shaunae Miller-Uibo with her 48.14 seconds record to win the race. 

Miller-Uibo took silver with a time of 48.37sec -- the sixth fastest of all time -- whilst Olympic bronze medallist Shericka Jackson of Jamaica was third (49.47).

Salwa sealed her spot in history behind East Germany's world record holder Marita Koch and Jarmila Kratochvilova of former Czechoslovakia who got their spot in the race over 30 years ago.