Paulino ready for fierce challenge in Grand Slam Track League next year
World’s number one-ranked 400m runner and Paris 2024 Olympic champion, Paulino Marileidy says she is delighted she will be a part of the Grand Slam Track, the premier global professional track league featuring matchups between the fastest stars in the sport which will debut in 2025.
Organisers of the event announced that the Dominican Republic star has been signed on for the event and she is the first woman 400m runner to be added to the list.
‘For me, it’s about making my country proud and continuing to raise the bar. Grand Slam Track is a new chapter for me, and I’m ready to keep showing what hard work and heart can do.
‘This is a great opportunity for us as athletes to continue to make our sport shine on a global stage,’said Paulino.
Paulino made history at the Paris 2024 Olympics by breaking the women’s 400m Olympic record and becoming the first woman from her country to win an Olympic gold medal.
She has cemented her place as one of the sport’s dominant forces, with additional accolades including gold at the 2023 World Championships, silver at the 2022 World Championships, and silver at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Also added to the list of racers that will compete in the inaugural edition of the competition are Jess Hull from Australia who took silver in the 1500m at the Paris 2024 Olympics, American, Shamier Little who won gold in the women’s 4x400m relay silver in the mixed relay in Paris.
Daniel Roberts, an American hurdler, who took silver in the 110m hurdles at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Marco Arop, a Canadian middle-distance runner who captured gold in the 800m at the 2023 World Championships and followed it up with a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Devon Allen (110m hurdles), Jasmine Jones (400m hurdles), Jereem Richards (200m and 400m), Rushell Clayton (400m hurdles) and Luis Grijalva, a Guatemalan long distance runner.
