Paula Sevilla is racing in Madrid, and she wants a fast 400 meters!

Paula Sevilla is a Spanish athlete who competes for NIKE.

Paula was at the Madrid Indoor Meeting presser today, February 5, 2026 at the Calle de Gallur in Madrid, Spain.

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The indoor facility is wonderful; seating 2500 fans, the upgraded facility has a superb 200m banked indoor track and not a bad seat in the house!

Paula Sevilla came onto the scene in 2017, when, Paula was on the gold medal winning team for Spain at the European Athletics U23 Championships. “I knew after that race that I could race at a senior level.” , noted Paula at the Madrid Indoor Meeting today.

Paula Sevilla, photo courtesy of Madrid Indoor Meeting

Paula is an acomplished athlete, having won the Spanish Championships at the 100 meters and 200 meters, as well as the 400 meter indoors.

Paula Sevilla ran a 22.73 for the 200 meters in 2022, and became #2 all-time on the Spanish rankings, behind the iconic Sandra Myers.

Paula made a name for herself in the 4×100 meters and the 4×400 meters, competing for the Spanish National team in Eugene 2022, Budapest 2023 and Paris 2024.

#nearthemixedzone, Paula Sevilla, ESP, bronze medalist at #Apeldoorn2025 in the 400 meters is also former Spanish national champion at 100m, 200m and is current Spanish indoor champion at 400 meters. On Friday, 6 February, Paula Seville races 400m short track WL Lieke Klaver. I… pic.twitter.com/Ng0rllGG58

— RunBlogRun (@RunBlogRun) February 5, 2026

In 2025, at the European Indoor Championships, Paula Sevilla took the bronze in the 400 meters behind gold medalist Lieke Klaver and silver medalist Henrietta Jager, running 50.99! At the Tokyo World Championships, Paula ran 50.97, in the semi-finals.

Paula Sevilla has a personal best of 50.70, set at the 2025 European team Championships. She is excited about racing Lieke Klaver on Friday at the Madrid Indoor Meeting!

In an interview with RunBlogRun, Paula said that’ I like Leika Klaver. She is the world leader. The crowd in the Madrid Indoor will be very good and supportive. I wll try to stay as close to Lieka as I can! ”

Paula Sevilla is racing on her home track. She knows this track well, and fans here will be supporting her, cajoling her to take her first win on the World Indoor Tour Gold meetings. The duel between Klaver and Sevilla should be one of the highlights of the met on Friday!

#whatwasapivotalraceinyourcareer? Paula Sevilla, defending Spanish indoor 400m champion was asked about when she knew she could be an elite athlete? #worldindoortour, #paulasevilla pic.twitter.com/ZSKzTeTj5r

— RunBlogRun (@RunBlogRun) February 5, 2026

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Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

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