Olympics-Athletics-Miller-Uibo, Felix stay on course for 400m showdown
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women s 400m - Round 1 - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas before competing in Heat 1 REUTERS/Phil Noble
August 3, 2021
By Sudipto Ganguly
TOKYO (Reuters) – Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas stayed on course for the track double at the Tokyo Olympics and a potential showdown against American Allyson Felix by easing through her 400 metres heat on Tuesday.
Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic, who has already won a silver in Tokyo in the 4x400m mixed relay, clocked 50.06 – the fastest first-round time ever at a global championships – to sound a warning to both Miller-Uibo and Felix.
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