Salwa Eid Naser shines in Lausanne

Lausanne, July 6 (BNA): Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser continued to add to her long list of achievements last night as she competed at the Athletissima meeting here, GDN reported. Just a few days after setting a new Bahrain record in the women’s 200 metres, Salwa returned to her regular distance of 400m and broke a 23-year-old meeting record while clocking her season’s best, all while claiming an impressive victory. The meet was a part of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League series. In the women’s 400m, Salwa more than lived up to her tag as pre-race favourite with a brilliant sprint. She was challenged at the end by Aminatou Seyni of Niger, as only two-hundredths of a second separated the pair. Salwa took first place in a time of 49.17 seconds, beating the old Athletissima record of 49.45s, which was set in 1996 by Marie-Jose Perec of France. Salwa also registered the fastest time of her season, beating her previous mark of 50.13s. It was her third straight Diamond League race where she improved on her time. Seyni was a close runner-up in 49.19s, and Stephenie Ann McPherson of Jamaica came third in 50.88s.