Paris 2024

Mexican Sprinter Morán Books Spot in 400m Semifinals

Paola Morán qualified for the 400m semifinals at Paris 2024 with a strong finish. Despite a slow start, she overtook Chile's Weil to secure third place. Mexico's sprinter will compete in the semifinals on August 7th and aims for the final on August 9th.

Mexicanist

Aug 5, 2024 — 1 min read

Paola Morán qualifies for the 400-meter semifinal at Paris 2024. The sprinter clocked 51.04 seconds to take third place in her qualifying heat. Credit: CONADE

With a great finish, the Mexican sprinter Paola Morán qualified for the semifinal of the 400 meters at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, after registering 51.04 seconds and staying in third place in the third qualifying heat.

The Jalisco native saw activity in a group where only the three best placed achieved their pass to the next round, while the rest were installed in the next round; the British Amber Anning (49.68 seconds) and the Dutch Lieke Klaver (49.96 seconds) were the other classified from the same heat.

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