Dos Santos reserved himself in the 400 m hurdles and Warholm gave up the straight

Alison Dos Santos22, gave Brazil its first medal of gold in the 400m hurdless of Eugene World Championships with a unique brand of 46.29, championships recordbefore the sudden sinking of the Norwegian Karsten Warholmwho reached the top of the last stretch.

Warholm He won all possible titles since 2017 (two world titles, one Olympic and one European) and the race situation was preparing a new gold medal for the world record holder, but as soon as he entered the straight he got stuck and finished in the seventh. .

ray benjamin could not bring the crown back to the United States, but he won the silver medal with a score of 46.89 and his countryman Trevor Bassett with bronze with 47.39, a personal record.

Out of the spotlight since setting a stunning world record (45.94) at the Tokyo Games, Warholm He came to these World Cups with many doubts, but the previous rounds seemed to confirm that his physical recovery is complete.

He did not finish a race this year. Affected by the hamstrings of his right thigh since the June 5 meeting in Rabat, his participation was in doubt until the last minute, and he will need all his potential to face giants like the American champion Ray Benjamin or Alison Dos Santoshis teammates on the Tokyo Olympic podium.

Before competing at Hayward Field, the Norwegian had not done a full race for more than ten months, but Benjamin, a victim of covid and tendinitis, did not walk the path of roses either.

Two saints, 22, the fastest of the year (46.80) and undefeated this season, is the only one of the three who has not experienced physical failures and has a good chance to beat the two consecrated ahead of him. He had already beaten Benjamin in the rally in Doha and did it again in Eugene to claim his first overall gold medal.