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Now, the mark is in the high-45s.Īnd, this race might have simply been the undercard for the women’s battle Wednesday morning in Tokyo. Low-46 had been a long-imagined dream for most of these hurdlers. He sped over the line with arms-a-flailing, but that didn’t cost him much. the clock.Ĭovering the distance between hurdles 13 powerful steps at a time, Warholm never came close to breaking stride. Starting in Lane 6, Warholm flew out to the lead, and by the midpoint, he had drawn so far ahead of Benjamin that the real race appeared to be Warholm vs. Warholm responded a few weeks later by running the 46.70, and breaking the 29-year-old world record held by American Kevin Young since the Barcelona Olympics. Olympic trials in June, when Benjamin became only the fourth man to break 47 seconds with a run of 46.83 and pronounced he thought he had a low-46 in him. The hype for this showdown started building at U.S. WATCH: Karsten Warholm shatters world record in men’s 400-meter hurdles win at Tokyo Olympics, celebrates by ripping shirt – The Denver Post Close Menuĭo you love watching the Olympics? Come talk about the Games with us on our exclusive Facebook group.Īlison dos Santos of Brazil finished third in 46.72, as six of the eight runners broke either a world, continent or national record.Īll in all, it was a race that more than lived up to expectations on a steamy afternoon at a mostly empty Olympic Stadium.