American Benjamin finally outmuscles Warholm to take 400m hurdles gold
(Corrects U.S. gold medal tally to 11 from 10 in penultimate para)
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Warholm on track in bid for fourth Euro hurdles gold
BIRMINGHAM, UK: Karsten Warholm kept his bid for a second gold of the European championships in Birmingham and a fourth 400m hurdles title on track as he sailed through qualifiers on Wednesday. Warholm, who set the 400m hurdles world record of 45.94 seconds when winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, was part of the Norwegian quartet that won the 4x400m mixed relay on Monday. He won his semifinal at the Alexander Stadium in 48.01sec, with the final scheduled for 1940 GMT on Friday. Since winning his first world title in London back in 2017, Warholm has been one of the most dominant athletes in the world of track and field. The 30-year-old has claimed two more world titles, but had to be content with Olympic silver at the 2024 Paris Games. He is also Europe’s leading hurdler, having bagged three back-to-back continental titles in Berlin in 2018, Munich in 2022 and Rome two years ago. Warholm equalled German Harald Schmid’s haul of three European 400m hurdles titles when he won in a championship record of 46.98sec in Rome and will move out as sole record holder should he win in Birmingham. Remarkably, since the 2016 Olympic Games when Warholm made the semifinals in his first full season in the event, he has only been beaten once by a European — France’s Wilfried Happio finishing fourth in the final of the 2022 world championships in Oregon, the Norwegian star was seventh on his return from injury. Warholm also holds the 33 fastest times in history by a European 400m hurdler, including a season’s best of 46.61sec for victory in the London Diamond League last month. Warholm leads the 2026 European list by almost one second from Germany’s Emil Agyekum, the only two Europeans to have broken the 48sec barrier this year
U.S. hurdler wins gold after DQ overturned; Bol a champ again - ESPN
TOKYO — American Rai Benjamin was declared the winner of the 400-meter hurdles at the world championships Friday after officials overrode an initial disqualification for slightly dislodging a hurdle in the lane next to him when he knocked over his own.
Benjamin survives DQ scare to finally clinch 400m hurdles world title
TOKYO : Olympic champion Rai Benjamin stormed to victory in the 400 metres hurdles in 46.52 seconds to finally clinch his first world championship gold medal on Friday after two silvers and a bronze.
Coe pleased that world championships are now season's finale
TOKYO :Sebastian Coe said that he has received overwhelming support from athletes and coaches for the decision to make the World Athletics Championships, which begin in Tokyo on Saturday, the "crescendo" of the sport's season.
Norway’s Warholm shatters own world best time in 300m hurdles
OSLO: Norwegian hurdling great Karsten Warholm destroyed his own world best time in the rarely run 300 meters hurdles at the Oslo Diamond League meeting on Thursday, chasing down American Rai Benjamin in a stunning finish.
Norway's Warholm shatters own world best time in 300m hurdles
OSLO, Norway :Norwegian hurdling great Karsten Warholm destroyed his own world best time in the rarely run 300 metres hurdles at the Oslo Diamond League meeting on Thursday.
Karsten Warholm Breaks Men's 300m Hurdles World Record In Xiamen Diamond League
Karsten Warholm broke the men's 300m hurdles world record on Saturday at the opening Diamond League meeting of the season in Xiamen, but Olympic 110m hurdles champion Grant Holloway suffered a shock defeat. The 29-year-old Norwegian 400m hurdles world record holder crossed the finish line in a blistering 33.05 seconds, taking 0.21 seconds off his own mark set four years ago in the little-run event. "I thought it was a very good race and a little bit surprised over how easy my legs were feeling out the last bend," said Warholm, who won gold in the 400m hurdles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and silver in Paris last year.
Karsten Warholm Breaks Men's 300m Hurdles World Record In Xiamen Diamond League
Karsten Warholm broke the men's 300m hurdles world record on Saturday at the opening Diamond League meeting of the season in Xiamen, but Olympic 110m hurdles champion Grant Holloway suffered a shock defeat. The 29-year-old Norwegian 400m hurdles world record holder crossed the finish line in a blistering 33.05 seconds, taking 0.21 seconds off his own mark set four years ago in the little-run event. "I thought it was a very good race and a little bit surprised over how easy my legs were feeling out the last bend," said Warholm, who won gold in the 400m hurdles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and silver in Paris last year.