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Portuguese athlete sets national record in indoor world championships semifinals

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At the World Indoor Championships, Portugal's Tatjana Pinto broke her own country records by tying a new mark of 7 seconds and 380 thousandths during qualifying for the women's sixty-meter dash on March 21st at Torun in Poland; however, she was subsequently eliminated from contention after finishing with that same time to place seventeenth out of sixteen runners who advanced through her semifinal heat.

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    Tatjana Pinto finished the women's semi-finals of the indoor World Athletics Championships in Torun with a time that placed her seventeenth overall.
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    Pinto advanced to further rounds at this event, which took place during an international competition for track and field athletes.
March 21, 21:59 Tatjana Pinto was eliminated in the semi-finals of the men's and women's finals at the World Athletics Championships.

Tatjana Pinto equalized the national record in the indoor World Championships.

— [Mar 21, 15:28] Tatjana Pinto avança nos Mundiais de pista coberta (Rtp.pt)

At Torun's Worlds event on March 20th at 9.47pm local time in the final round of heats for women under-60m, Portuguese athlete Tatiana Pinho set a new national record.

— [Mar 21, 15:38] World Indoor Championships - Women's Under-60M Final Round Heats (Torun)