SVG’s Shafiqua Maloney clocks record-breaking 800m time

Shafiqua Maloney of St Vincent and the Grenadines. (Photo credit: University of Arkansas)

Vincentian Shafiqua Maloney has smashed her national record in the 800 metres.

Maloney,24, clocked 1:58.69 as she stormed to victory in an indoor race at the 2024 Tyson Invitational in Arkansas, USA on Saturday.

This was the first time that a Vincentian female athlete finished an 800m in under two minutes.

Maloney received an added prize as her time surpassed the 2024 Paris Olympic Games entry standard of 1:59.30.

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