Mboma sets new world record

Christine Mboma winning the 400m in Poland

A sensational performance 

By the 18-year-old, decimated the women’s 400 m field at the Irena Szewińska Memorial meeting in Bydgoszcz, Poland, on Wednesday evening, winning in 48,54 seconds to post the seventh-fastest time ever.

Mboma also set a new u20 world record, African record, national record, meeting record, and personal best and world-leading time.