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Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino completed a double in the 400m and mixed relay while Flor Denis Ruiz improved her South American record and Jose Figueroa rewrote the record books on the first four days of competition at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo.
On the opening day at the stadium, Paulino overcame a sizable deficit with the leading Puerto Rican team to bring home the first gold to the host country in the mixed 4x400m relay. Her anchor leg of 48.51 led the team to defend their title in 3:10.57, more than four seconds faster than their winning time at the 2023 Games.
Erick S&aacute;nchez, Anabel Medina and Christopher Melenciano completed the quartet for the Dominican Republic.
Two days later, Paulino returned to the Felix Sanchez stadium and successfully defended her 400m title in 48.94, a 1.01-second improvement on her previous Games record. She was joined on the podium by her training partner and world finalist Roxana Gomez of Cuba (49.95) and Olympic 800m finalist Shafiqua Maloney of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (51.77).
Gabriel Moronta sealed the Dominican double in the one-lap race with the men&rsquo;s title in 44.70, ahead of Mexico&rsquo;s Luis Aviles (45.06) and Venezuela&rsquo;s Javier Gomez (45.07). The trio denied a medal to Grenada&rsquo;s triple Olympic medallist Kirani James, the region&rsquo;s most successful 400m runner ever.
Colombia&rsquo;s 2023 world silver medallist Flor Denis Ruiz threw a massive 67.34m to retain her javelin title. The 35-year-old broke her own South American record and moves to second on this year&rsquo;s world list. It was her third victory at the CAC Games, having won her first title back in 2014.
Following his impressive opening leg in the mixed relay for Puerto Rico, Jose Figueroa continued his best season ever as he smashed the CAC Games 200m record in the semifinals on Wednesday with 19.76, moving him to sixth on this year&rsquo;s world list. He will go for gold on Thursday (6).
Other standout performances came in the hurdles with Colombia&rsquo;s Maria Murillo and Panama&rsquo;s Giana Woodruff. Murillo became the third fastest South American sprint hurdler with a national record in the 100m hurdles (12.64), in a close battle with Greisys Roble of Cuba (12.68).
In her third CAC Games, Woodruff finally secured gold for Panama in the women&rsquo;s 400m hurdles, doing so with a Games record of 53.98. Dominican Republic&rsquo;s Yeral Nunez won the men&rsquo;s race in 48.30.
Other Games record breakers were Cuba&rsquo;s Dayi Cooper in 1500m (4:07.46), Dominican Republic&rsquo;s Liranyi Alonzo in the 100m (11.10), and Alvaro Abreu (1:02:48) and Mexico&rsquo;s Laura Galvan (1:13:43) the half marathon.
South American record-holder Ronald Longa became the first Colombian ever to win the men&rsquo;s 100m (10.06) while newly minted world U20 record holder Jorge Hodelin of Cuba took the long jump title with 8.23m.
In her fifth CAC Games, Puerto Rico&rsquo;s Alysbeth Felix finally enjoyed her first regional crown with the gold medal in the long jump (6.54m). She also leads the heptathlon after day one. She won bronze medals in both events in 2023.
World silver medallist Alegna Gonzalez and Ricardo Ortiz completed a Mexican double in the half marathon race walk.
The world&rsquo;s oldest regional multisport event, the CAC Games, were inaugurated in 1926 and celebrate their centennial edition in Santo Domingo. The Dominican Republic previously hosted the Games in 1974 and 1986.
The athletics competition will end on 8 August.
Javier Clavelo Robinson for World Athletics

Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino completed a double in the 400m and mixed relay while Flor Denis Ruiz improved her South American record

Paulino, Ruiz and Figueroa shine at Central American and Caribbean Games

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<li>Championship mixed 4x400m record for USA in front of home fans</li>
<li>Frankline Kibet and Charity Cherop enjoy golden return in 5000m</li>
<li>Alessandro Borges celebrates emotional shot put win</li>
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The US team rocked Hayward Field on Wednesday (5), achieving the fastest U20 mixed 4x400m in history with 3:15.31 on the first night of competition at the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26.
The quartet of Joshua Shelton, Taylor-Nicole Overton, Jaelen Hunter and Olivia Harris took more than two seconds off the previous best of 3:17.69 achieved by another US team at the 2022 edition of the World U20 Championships in Cali.
Linda Botkov&aacute; of Czechia took her team from sixth to second with the fastest anchor leg of the race, crossing the finish line in a national U20 record of 3:18.16. Botkov&aacute; will now switch her attention to the 100m hurdles in Oregon.
Australia and Jamaica battled throughout the race, Australia eventually getting the bronze in an area U20 record of 3:18.45. Although Jamaica did not make the podium, the team did come away with a national U20 record, 3:18.78. Czechia, Australia and Jamaica now respectively sit third, fourth and fifth on the world all-time list.
&ldquo;I knew I just had to hold the lead they all gave me and finish strong because that is what it was going take to get the record and win overall,&rdquo; said Harris. &ldquo;We will all run the (women&rsquo;s or men&rsquo;s) 4x400m relays later this week.&rdquo;
<h2>5000m titles for Kibet and Cherop</h2>
After winning the world U20 cross-country title in Tallahassee in January, Frankline Kibet clinched his second global gold by winning the 5000m in Eugene. His Kenyan teammate Nehemiah Kipngeno finished second in 13:30.09, while Ethiopia&rsquo;s Damitew Kebede shocked fans with a bronze finish, improving his PB by almost 20 seconds to 13:35.38.
&ldquo;I was so grateful to be able to win the World Cross Country Championships and I went back and trained very well,&rdquo; said Kibet. &ldquo;That is why I was able to win this championship.&rdquo;
There was an emotional finish by Uganda&rsquo;s Charity Cherop in the women&rsquo;s 5000m as she earned gold in 15:03.88 after celebrating on her way to the finish line.
As well as being a silver medallist from the last World U20 Championships in Lima, the 19-year-old also got world U20 cross-country bronze in January. The 5000m may not be her only opportunity to win hardware this week as she is also entered for the 3000m on Saturday.
Shito Gumi was listed second behind Cherop on the entry list and the race went to the form book as the Ethiopian finished four seconds behind the winner to earn silver in 15:07.91. Taking bronze was Kenya&rsquo;s Joyline Chepkemoi who improved her PB by almost half a minute to 15:09.08.
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<h2>Big shot for Borges</h2>
Following his final throw, Alessandro Borges was embraced by Brazilian fans in the crowd after the competition of his life saw him earn shot put gold with a PB of 20.35m.
In the early rounds, Korea&rsquo;s frontrunner Park Si-hoon was the athlete to beat and he improved to 20.31m in the third round. But he couldn&rsquo;t respond when Borges threw four centimetres farther. South Africa&rsquo;s 16-year-old Jaco van Dyk launched himself into a medal position during the fifth round, throwing a PB of 19.80m to bring home bronze.
&ldquo;I cannot believe I am world champion,&rdquo; said Borges. &ldquo;I knew Izabela (Da Silva) won (the world U20 discus title) here in 2014 and I wanted to add another gold in the shot put. I want to return to this country for the Olympic Games in 2028.&rdquo;
<h2>Virjonen heads the heptathlon</h2>
The leaderboard was shaken up following the morning's heptathlon events. Enni Virjonen ended the first day in the lead, looking to grab another U20 medal to go with her European U20 bronze from last year in her home country, Finland.
Many of the athletes had impressive performances in the shot put, with multiple PBs recorded across the board. Zola Ndouma-Mona of France set a championship heptathlon best of 14.72m, 37 centimetres farther than Virjonen&rsquo;s PB performance.
Virjonen then went quickest in the 200m in 23.99 and will continue to fight to stay in the top spot. She finished day one on 3676 ahead of Ndouma-Mona on 3669. Great Britain&rsquo;s Thea Brown started the afternoon in the lead and ended it in third place on 3632 after a PB in the shot put and third place overall behind Virjonen and Mia Mireia Uusorg in the 200m.&nbsp;
<h2>Sprint contenders continue</h2>
USA&rsquo;s Tate Taylor, South Africa&rsquo;s Marko Ferreira and Jamaica&rsquo;s Gary Card dominated the men&rsquo;s 100m semifinals, all three winning their heats. Taylor achieved the fastest time of 10.06, while Ferreira ran 10.13. World U20 leader Card, who ran 9.93 in June, narrowly won his semifinal in 10.16.
USA&rsquo;s Mia and Mariah Maxwell were among the athletes to impress in the women&rsquo;s 100m semifinals. Mia went quickest overall with 11.13, while her twin sister Mariah ran 11.25. Jamaica&rsquo;s Theianna-Lee Terrelonge and world leader Shanoya Douglas both recorded 11.21 and they will be joined in the final by Xenia Buri, who set a Swiss U20 record of 11.23. Italy&rsquo;s 16-year-old Kelly Doualla won the first semifinal in 11.36.
Kenya&rsquo;s African silver medallist Mercy Chepngeno Kosgei led the first round of the 3000m steeplechase, winning the first heat in 9:36.19 ahead of Wosane Asefa (9:56.36). Ethiopia&rsquo;s Almaz Yohannis won the second heat in 9:42.45 ahead of Kenya&rsquo;s Anatasha Cheptoo who secured her spot in the final despite having to turn back after missing the first water jump.
Four athletes achieved the automatic qualification mark of 55.00m in the discus, China&rsquo;s Su Yixin and Ma Chenyi leading the way with 58.06m and 57.72m, respectively. Germany&rsquo;s Favour Adesokan threw 56.14 and USA&rsquo;s Jaslene Massey 55.47m.
A total of 13 athletes qualified for the pole vault final after clearing 4.10m. Czechia&rsquo;s world U20 leader Nicole Krutilov&aacute; will be among those going for gold, along with Estonia&rsquo;s Allika Inkeri Moser, who set a world U18 best of 4.52m last year.
Morgan Hoopes for the World Athletics Media Academy
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The US team rocked Hayward Field on Wednesday, achieving the fastest U20 mixed 4x400m in history

US team runs fastest ever U20 mixed 4x400m with 3:15.31 in Oregon

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<li>US quartet runs fourth-fastest mixed 4x400m in history to top qualification</li>
<li>Thea Brown opens campaign with championship heptathlon 100m hurdles best</li>
<li>Key contenders Tate Taylor and Gary Card lead first round of men's 100m</li>
</ul>
The world&rsquo;s leading teenage athletes made some early statements as the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 kicked off at Hayward Field on Wednesday (5).
The mixed 4x400m got off to an electric start, with several national U20 records set and a world U20 lead achieved. The US quartet of Joshua Shelton, Natalie Dumas, Jaelen Hunter and Olivia Harris led the way, clocking 3:18.26 for the fourth-fastest U20 performance in history.
They cruised through to tonight&rsquo;s final, where they will be joined by Australia, who clocked 3:19.59 to finish second in that heat, and Spain (3:21.90).
Great Britain &amp; NI, Poland and Czechia raced to qualification places in the first heat, Great Britain utilising a strong anchor leg from Noa Chodokufa to move from third to first in 3:21.27 and Czechia improving the national U20 record by almost two seconds to 3:21.58.
Jamaica won the second heat in 3:21.47 ahead of South Africa and Colombia, respectively setting national U20 records of 3:22.12 and 3:22.14 to also qualify for the final.
<h2>Leading sprint contenders advance</h2>
Jamaica&rsquo;s Theianna-Lee Terrelonge got off to a strong start in the women&rsquo;s 100m, topping the first round with 11.21. Her compatriot Shanoya Douglas, the world U20 leader, ran 11.35 to comfortably qualify for the semifinals along with fellow medal contenders Mariah and Mia Maxwell of the USA who respectively clocked 11.33 and 11.37.
Saint Lucia's 17-year-old Jady Emmanuel improved her own national U18 record to 11.28 to win her heat ahead of Guyana&rsquo;s Athaleyha Hinckson (11.31) and others joining them in the next round include Emma Goretzka (11.29), Kelly Doualla (11.35) and Xenia Buri (11.38).
The men&rsquo;s 100m heats also featured top performances from the favourites. After winning the Wanda Diamond League 200m in Eugene, Tate Taylor returned and demonstrated his prowess in the 100m. He ran 10.05, 0.01 off his PB, to lead the first round. Jamaica&rsquo;s world U20 leader Gary Card, whose PB of 9.93 places him joint third on the world U20 all-time list, ran 10.07 to advance, while South Africa&rsquo;s Marko Ferreira clocked 10.11. Hong Kong&rsquo;s Kwok Chun Ting (10.29) and Estonia&rsquo;s Dmitri Petrogradov (10.37) both set national U20 records to progress.
Uganda&rsquo;s 17-year-old Shafeck Murungi improved his PB by almost two seconds with 1:46.64 to lead the first round of the men&rsquo;s 800m. Australia&rsquo;s Daniel Willams, who entered with the field's top PB, ran 1:47.47 and Morocco&rsquo;s African silver medallist Imad Bouchajda also comfortably qualified.&nbsp;
Japan&rsquo;s 18-year-old Asian silver medallist Rin Kubo ran 2:03.27 to top the heats of the women&rsquo;s 800m, two years on from her sixth-place finish at the World U20 Championships in Lima. Slovenia&rsquo;s 16-year-old Živa Remic (2.09:86) also comfortably qualified for the semifinals along with Ethiopia&rsquo;s Habtam Gebeyehu (2:04.66), but they won&rsquo;t be joined in the next round by Kenya&rsquo;s Nancy Jepngetich as she was disqualified for breaking her lane too early.
<h2>Brown runs championship heptathlon 100m hurdles best</h2>
Great Britain&rsquo;s Thea Brown made history with a blazing start to the heptathlon. Her 13.23 PB in the 100m hurdles was a championship heptathlon best, a 0.01 improvement on the previous best that was set by Nadine Visser also in Eugene when the event was last held at Hayward Field in 2014. World U20 leader Enni Virjonen opened well, too, finishing second in 13.36.
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Enni Virjonen and Thea Brown in the heptathlon 100m hurdles in Oregon (&copy; Getty Images)
Brown went on to finish second in the high jump with a clearance of 1.78m, behind Finland&rsquo;s Nuppu Willman with a PB of 1.81m, to end the morning session top of the leaderboard on 2043 points. Portugal&rsquo;s Natacha Cand&eacute; and France&rsquo;s Zola Ndouma-Mona sit second and third overall so far, with 1979 and 1942, while Virjonen occupies fifth place (1877) after the morning&rsquo;s action.&nbsp;
South African U20 javelin champion Jan-Hendrik Heymans started off hot in Eugene, hitting the automatic qualifying mark on his first throw with 76.02m. That was more than six metres farther than the next best throw, and the sole attempt beyond 70 metres. Behind Heymans, three athletes surpassed 69 metres, including India&rsquo;s Ashish Yadav (69.87m), Poland&rsquo;s Aleksander Wojna (69.80m) and China&rsquo;s Yang Zhaoyi (69.80m), setting the stage for a final that could feature a tight medal fight. USA&rsquo;s Nolan Carey, who set a PB of 74.72m in May and won the US U20 title in Eugene in July, did not advance.&nbsp;
<h2>Chen throws world U20 lead</h2>
Chinese U20 champion Chen Jiawei clinched his spot in the hammer final with a big PB and the best U20 throw in the world this year, 80.39m. That mark was more than six metres farther than the next closest contender.&nbsp;
Poland&rsquo;s Jan Delewski, who entered with the best PB of the field, had the second longest throw at 73.61m. Cyprus&rsquo;s Alexandros Ghamrawi, the third athlete in the field to have ever thrown beyond 77 metres, qualified with 72.38m. Ecuador&rsquo;s Patry Ivan Valdez Arroyo set a national U20 record of 71.62m to also clinch a spot in the final.
Greek U20 champion Aristion Anastasios Papadopoulos punched his ticket into the shot put final with a 19.82m throw to lead qualification. Right behind him is Korea&rsquo;s Asian U20 record-holder Park Si-hoon who threw 19.69m. Brazilian U20 champion Alessandro Borges also had a strong showing, throwing 19.69m. They will be joined in tonight&rsquo;s final by NACAC U18 champion Jayden Walcott (18.86m), but they won&rsquo;t face world U20 leader Omar Hussein who won the US U20 title in Eugene with a 20.97m PB, as his best of 18.54m was not enough to progress.
Ella Alvelin Malm of Sweden soared a PB of 6.36m in the long jump to become the sole athlete to hit the automatic qualifying mark of 6.35m, improving her previous best by 10 centimetres. Greece&rsquo;s Evelyn Mitropoulou topped her group with 6.33m, while France&rsquo;s Djelika Diarra (6.28m) and Hungary&rsquo;s Bori R&oacute;zsahegyi (6.17m) also qualified for what looks set to be a competitive final.
Owen Bogert for the World Athletics Media Academy 
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The world’s leading teenage athletes made some early statements as the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 kicked off at Hayward Field

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World Athletics U20 Championships	Hayward	USA	05 Aug 2026
CAC Games	Estadio	DOM	02 Aug 2026
Monaco Athletics Festival	Quai	MON	05 Aug 2026
Sommer-Abend-Meeting	Stadion	SUI	05 Aug 2026
30. Int. Stabhochsprungmeeting	Stadion,	GER	04 Aug 2026

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