{"id":121976,"date":"2024-08-14T15:12:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T19:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=121976"},"modified":"2024-08-14T15:33:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T19:33:10","slug":"canadas-karla-del-grande-sets-womens-70-100m-world-record-in-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/sections\/runs-races\/canadas-karla-del-grande-sets-womens-70-100m-world-record-in-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada’s Karla Del Grande sets women’s 70+ 100m world record in Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toronto’s Karla Del Grande<\/strong><\/a> has cemented her status as one of the world’s fastest masters runners, holding more than a dozen world age group records. On Wednesday afternoon at the 2024 World Masters Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, Del Grande added another record to her illustrious resume by setting a new world record in the W70+ 100m, clocking an impressive 14.70 seconds.<\/p>\n

Del Grande’s time won her the gold in the women’s 70+ event, narrowly edging out her Chilean rival, Sara Montecinos<\/strong>, by just one hundredth of a second. Montecinos took the silver with a time of 14.71 seconds, while Finland’s Sinikka Illaru<\/strong> went home with the bronze, finishing in 15.97 seconds.<\/p>\n

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