The person who threw a bottle onto the track during Marileidy final is arrested

What should have been a night of pure celebration had an episode the authorities did not let pass. The Minister of Sports, Kelvin Cruz, confirmed the arrest of a person accused of throwing a plastic object from the stands of the Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium toward the track, right in the final seconds in which Marileidy Paulino was on her way to winning the 400-meter gold with a time of 48.94 seconds.

A condemned gesture

The throw, which could have endangered the Olympic champion’s integrity, was immediately repudiated by the public and authorities. The authorities applied a firm regime of consequences to discourage this type of behavior at sports venues.

The gold no one overshadowed

Despite the incident, the final went down in history for Marileidy’s feat: 48.94 seconds to win the gold at home, in front of her people, in one of the most exciting moments of the Games. The Dominican athlete proved once again why she is the reference of regional athletics.

The key figure

48.94 seconds. The time of Marileidy’s immortal gold, which not even a bottle could tarnish.