Liranyi Alonso advances to the semifinals in her debut at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Tokyo, Japan. – Dominican sprinter Liranyi Alonso had a memorable debut at the World Athletics Championships, stopping the clock at 11.26 seconds (-0.4 m/s) during her qualifying heat of the 100 meters flat, a result that allowed her to qualify directly for the semifinals.

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Alonso, who is participating for the first time in an event of this magnitude, showed firmness and explosiveness on the track to take third place in his heat and secure a ticket among the best in the world. His performance gains greater merit for having competed against the wind, maintaining a solid pace that opens the possibility of improving his personal best in the next round. With just 22 years old, the sprinter continues to establish herself as one of the great promises of Dominican athletics, adding this achievement to the gold medals in the 200 meters and silver in the 100 meters obtained in the Youth Pan American Games of Paraguay 2025. The women’s 100-meter semifinals will be held this Sunday at 7:20 a.m. (Dominican Republic time), where Alonso will seek to take another historic step and follow in the footsteps of national legends such as Félix Sánchez, Marileidy Paulino, and Luguelín Santos.