Audrey Werro Misses Target in Paris but Closes the Gap on Long-Standing 800m World Record

Swiss sensation Audrey Werro continued her spectacular season on Sunday, storming to victory in the women's 800m at the Paris Diamond League.

The 22-year-old clocked a new personal best of 1:53.80, narrowly missing the long-standing world record.

In her first-ever 800m race in the Diamond League, Werro delivered a commanding performance at the Stade Charlety. She finished well ahead of Dutch star Femke Broeders-Bol, who secured second place with a time of 1:55.60. Werro's time also established a new Diamond League record for the event.

The victory marks another high point in an incredible run of form for the Swiss athlete. It follows a recent win in Ostrava and a 1:53.98 performance at the Stockholm Diamond League on June 7.

Werro had her sights set on Jarmila Kratochvilova's historic world record of 1:53.28, a mark that has remained unbeaten since 1983. While she fell just short, her blistering pace signals that the record is within her reach.

Although she improved her personal best, Werro’s time is still third on the all-time 800m list behind the 1:53:43 clocked by Nadezhda Olizarenko in 1980 and Kratochvilova's world record of 1:53:28 set in 1983.