SalwaEidNaser is a Nigerian-born Bahrainisprinter who specialises in the 400 meter race.At 19, Naser was the 2017 World 400 metre silver medallist. As a member of theBahraini mixed-gender 4 × 400 m relay team, she also won the 2019 World Championships bronze medal. The Greatest Women’s 400m 2025 | SalwaEidNaser Destroyed Gabby Thomas!The Grand Slam Track Meet delivered one of the most exciting women’s 400m races of th... Bahrain's 400m runner SalwaEidNaser turned heads at the Youth Olympic Games 2014. She claimed the silver medal while wearing a hijab and a full bodysuit. Five years later, the 21-year-old became the youngest ever women's 400m world champion. Manama, Bahrain, June 26, 2025: Bahrain’s star sprinterSalwaEidNaser powered to a sensational victory on Wednesday night, June 25, while setting a new meet record in the women’s 400 metres at the 64th Ostrava Golden Spike in the Czech Republic. Bahrain’sSalwaEidNaser stunned race favourite Shaunae Miller-Uibo to take the women’s 400 metres world title on Thursday in the third fastest time ever run of 48.14 seconds. The 21-year-old Nigeria-born sprinter – silver medallist in the 2017 final – was clear coming into the... Gen 10: Bahraini 400m sprinterSalwaEidNaser (© Getty Images).10 facts about Naser. Her mother was an athlete Although not quite at the same level, Naser’s mother was a 100m and 200m sprinter. She has beaten her idol. Olympic champion SalwaEidNaser continued her remarkable run of record-breaking performances, clinching the Diamond League title in the women’s 400m for the third time in her career.