Video: Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain demolished 25 years old 400m Asian Record
Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain demolished 25 years old Asian Record of Ma Yuqin of China in the Women 400m with a performance of 49.55s in Paris, Diamond League.
All time ten best performances of Asia
| RANK | MARK | COMPETITOR | DOB | NAT | POS | VENUE | DATE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49.55 | Salwa Eid NASER | 23 MAY 1998 |  BRN |
1 | Paris (FRA) | 30 JUN 2018 | |
| 2 | 49.81 | Yuqin MA | 11 SEP 1972 |  CHN |
1 | Beijing (CHN) | 11 SEP 1993 | |
| 3 | 49.84 | Salwa Eid NASER | 23 MAY 1998 | BRN |
1 | Stockholm (SWE) | 10 JUN 2018 | |
| 4 | 49.88 | Salwa Eid NASER | 23 MAY 1998 | BRN |
2 | Bruxelles (BEL) | 01 SEP 2017 | |
| 5 | 49.98 | Salwa Eid NASER | 23 MAY 1998 | BRN |
1 | Oslo (NOR) | 07 JUN 2018 | |
| 6 | 50.01 | Li JING | 14 FEB 1980 | CHN |
1 | Shanghai (CHN) | 18 OCT 1997 | |
| 7 | 50.06 | Salwa Eid NASER | 23 MAY 1998 | BRN |
2 | London (GBR) | 09 AUG 2017 | |
| 8 | 50.08 | Salwa Eid NASER | 23 MAY 1998 | BRN |
1sf2 | London (GBR) | 07 AUG 2017 | |
| 9 | 50.39 | Xiujie DU | 27 NOV 1971 | CHN |
1 | Beijing (CHN) | 18 AUG 1995 | |
| 10 | 50.45 | Yuqin MA | 11 SEP 1972 | CHN |
1 | Beijing (CHN) | 04 JUN 1994 |
Source : IAAF
Baharain’s Nigerian import athlete Salwa Eid Naser once again renewed the Asian Record of 400m, this time clocking 49.55 seconds at the Paris diamond league on Saturday (June 30) .
Salwa originally hailing from Nigeria changed her allegiance to Bahrain as a teenager and excelled in athletics. Her major title came in last year when she won the silver medal at the IAAF World Championship in London . She has been in her prime this year shattering Asian record and her persona best trice so far during the diamond leagues.
1 NASER Salwa Eid BRN 49.55 AR PB
2 BEARD Jessica USA 50.39
3 FRANCIS Phyllis USA 50.50
4 WIMBLEY Shakima USA 50.81
5 McPHERSON Stephenie Ann JAM 50.85
6 OKOLO Courtney USA 51.15
7 GUEI Floria FRA 51.71 SB
8 LE-ROY Anastasia JAM 52.44
The Official Result of the event
