Esther Joseph debuts over 400 meters in 2026 with a win, storming to a new lifetime best of 51.36 seconds to win at the 2026 Bob Pollock Invitational in Clemson.
She becomes the fifth fastest African woman ever to run the 400 meters indoors, beating her teammate Javonya Valcourt who ran 51.73 seconds to finish second.
Joseph is now 3-for-3 in 2026, having set personal bests at every distance she has entered so far:
- 200 meters – 23.11
- 300 meters – 36.41
- 400 meters – 51.36
