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Norway's Karsten Warholm sets stunning 400m hurdles world record

Norway's Karsten Warholm sets stunning 400m hurdles world record

By Semi Turaga
04/08/2021
[image: tokyo 2020]

Norway's Karsten Warholm ran a stunning men's 400m hurdles race to demolish his previous world record and take gold at Tokyo 2020.

Warholm who is 25-years-old finished in 45.94 seconds to slash more than seven-tenths off his old record.

American Rai Benjamin was hot on his heels to win silver having also beaten the previous record.

Warholm had set the previous world record of 46.70 in Oslo in July.

Brazil's Alison dos Santos took the bronze medal with a time of 46.72.

[Source: BBC]

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