Athletics: Rai Benjamin beats Karsten Warholm to win men’s 400m hurdles gold
It’s time for the men’s 400m hurdles final, and the big match-up: world record holder and defending champion Karsten Warholm against his big rivals, Brazil’s Alison dos Santos and USA’s Rai Benjamin.
France also have interest in this race through Clément Ducos. And of course, Abderrahman Samba of Qatar and Kyron McMaster of British Virgin Islands could have a say in the podium spots too.
Warholm’s world and Olympic record from Tokyo is 45.94 seconds.
Off they go and Warholm has started quickly, as has dos Santos!
Dos Santos has already caught the next runner on the stagger, and they’re coming around the bend onto the finishing straight now.
Rai Benjamin is ahead of Warholm, who is visibly tiring!
Benjamin wins gold in 46.46! Warholm hangs on to silver and lets out a frustrated yell after crossing the line in 47.06. Dos Santos takes bronze in 47.26.