PTPatrícia Silva, a athlete from Sporting, improved her personal best in the 800 meters by nearly two seconds, reaching 4:00.40, though she remains over a second behind the national record set by Carla Sacramento in August 1998. Silva finished seventh in Paris, while Salomé Afonso placed 16th, far from her personal best. The event was won by British runner Georgia Hunter Bell with a time of 3:55.63, followed by Ethiopian Freweyni Hailu. French athlete Agathe Guillemot broke the French record with 3:56.24. In the 1500 meters, Audrey Werro ran 1:53.80, becoming the third fastest ever in the event, behind records set over 70 years ago. Additionally, Dominican Marileidy Paulino achieved the best time of the year in the 400 meters with 48.48 seconds, matching Canadian Marco Arop’s world-leading time in the 800 meters.
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