Marileidy Paulino does not try to take the pressure off of the possible medal gold in the 400 meters flat because he knows that it is his goal. His, and that of the Dominican Republic.
“For me, winning the Olympic title would mean many things. Both for me and for the Dominican people,” she says. Olympics.com“I have one advantage: my mind is always strong. I know that every race I have will always be better,” he says.
Although the weeks leading up to the Olympic Games can be extra stressful for some athletes, Marileidy Paulino faces them calmly.
“I always try to keep my energy a little calm, because desperation can lead to failure. But I always feel happy to approach the Olympic Games,”
The next race for the reigning world champion in the 400 metres will be at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
The 400m world champion, who made her mark in the Japanese capital with silver medals in the individual and mixed 4x400m, leads a group of 57 Dominican athletes distributed in 12 sports.
Paulino will try to become the first Dominican woman to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. And, judging by what she has shown in the last two years, she is also Diamond League Championis one of the favourites to win a medal at the Paris event.
Marileidy, 27 years old, She has reiterated that her goal is to cross the distance first and fill herself with glory. In France she will have to run a perfect race from the start, the only weak point that the Dominican shows on the track, because once she gets into the rhythm her sprint is one of the best in the world.