Drama continued on Day 2 of the World Championships as the 25-year-old stunned the athletics world, clinching Uruguay’s first-ever medal. Crossing the line third in the women’s marathon on Sunday in Tokyo, Julia Paternain, who switched allegiances from Great Britain to Uruguay this January, could barely believe her feat. Battling the suffocating heat (28°C) and against all odds as the world’s 288th-ranked marathoner, she held off the competition to secure bronze. Biting her medal in disbelief, Paternain shared the moving story of her family, turning her shock victory into a historic moment for her nation.

At one point, Paternain found herself in a tough spot, not even in the top six, while American Susanna Sullivan led the pack with Sutume Asefa Kebede close behind. But in a dramatic twis

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