Venezuelan Osmary Pacheco sets record and advances to the 400-meter flat final in Dakar 2026
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Published at: 08/11/2026 05:16 PM
Venezuelan athlete Osmary Pacheco qualified for the grand final of the 400 meters flat at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar 2026, after breaking her own national under-18 and under-23 records with a time of 53.01 seconds.
The woman from Caracas showed the power of her strides against rivals who surpassed her in height and muscle development. Although he started with the fifth reaction time (0.230) among the seven competitors, in the first corner he began to turn on the turbines to overcome his rivals.
In the 150 meters, the Ethiopian Kiringni Desta was the only one who held her step, running at the same pace, but the fuel of the African one was consumed when she reached the last corner to face the final stretch, when Pacheco decided to let go of all the restraints and escape alone, regardless of the hellish heat and humidity that consumes extra energy.
She put in the fifth speed, leaving Desta watered down, who only began to see the number 292 behind Pacheco's back, while the Venezuelan kept accelerating until she raised her hands as she passed the finish line in the best show of the women's 400 meters that fans saw at the Iba Mar Diop stadium.
Mazo News Team/VTV