Star Bahamian athlete Shaunae Miller-Uibo has successfully defended her Olympic title after a convincing 400m win in the women’s final at the Tokyo Games in Japan on Friday (August 6).

After a disappointing 200m final, Miller-Uibo left it all (and her competitors) on the track, running a scintillating race to finish with her second consecutive gold medal in a personal best and continental record time of 48.36 seconds.

Miller-Uibo, becoming the second-ever athlete to win back-to-back 400m titles in 25 years, finished ahead of Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic and Allyson Felix, who copped respective silver and bronze medals in 49.20s and 49.46s.

Jamaican medal hopefuls Stephanie-Ann McPherson and Canidce McLeod finished fourth and fifth, stopping the clock in 49.61s and 49.87s.

Miller-Uibo, following in the footsteps of compatriot Steven Gardiner, is the first female double gold medallist in the 400m since Marie-José Pérec at the 1992 and 1996 Barcelona and Atlanta summer games.