Norwegian star Karsten Warholm breaks 29-year old 400m hurdles world record

OSLO: Norwegian star Karsten Warholm clocked 46.70 seconds in men's 400 metres hurdles to smash Kevin Young's long standing world record of 46.78 secs at the Bislett Games, which is also the fourth Diamond League, here on late Thursday night. Young's world record was set at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.

"Your competitors are what really push you towards bigger things. If it was only me running quick times, I wouldn't need to push it any further, but with people there running fast times, I need to take a step up as well," Warholm had said in a pre-event press conference.

Last week Rai Benjamin had run 46.83 secs at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene. Benjamin's performance in Eugene had replaced Warholm's previous best of 46.87 secs, set in Stockholm last August, as all-time second best behind Young's 46.78 secs. IANS

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