Alison dos Santos sets world record in 400m hurdles
Brazilian athlete Alison dos Santos set a world record in the 400-metre hurdles at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich. On Thursday, August 27, he covered the distance in 45.80 seconds.
New world record
Dos Santos pulled away from his rivals over the final 100 metres of the race. His result was 0.14 seconds better than the previous world record of 45.94 seconds.
The previous best mark belonged to Norwegian Karsten Warholm. He set it at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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The Brazilian's performance
An Channel NewsAsia report, citing Reuters, notes that dos Santos' record was set in the men's 400-metre hurdles at the competition in Zurich.
On August 23, dos Santos won the men's 400-metre hurdles final at the Diamond League meeting in Chorzów, Poland. At that time, he posted the best result of the season in the world.
