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Karsten Warholm wins record fourth European 400m hurdles title
Norway's Karsten Warholm stormed to a record fourth European 400m hurdles title in Birmingham on Friday, clocking a championship record of 46.63 seconds at Alexander Stadium. He led from the start, building…
The Story in Brief
Norway's Karsten Warholm stormed to a record fourth European 400m hurdles title in Birmingham on Friday, clocking a championship record of 46.63 seconds at Alexander Stadium. He led from the start, building a 20-metre lead by the home stretch, and pushed through the line for a dominant victory. Germany's Emil Agyekum took silver in 47.87, and Turkey's Ismail Nezi bronze in 48.26.
Warholm, who set the world record of 45.94 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics, also anchored Norway's winning 4x400m mixed relay earlier this week. He has now won European titles in 2018, 2022, 2024 and 2025, surpassing German Harald Schmid's previous record of three. Since the 2016 Olympics, Warholm has been beaten by only one European, France's Wilfried Happio at the 2022 world championships.
The Indian Opinion
Warholm's fourth European title cements his status as the continent's greatest hurdler, but his Olympic silver at Paris 2024 shows the global field is catching up. The narrative that he is invincible ignores that Rai Benjamin and others push him hard in major finals. The real test will come at the 2028 Los Angeles Games: can Warholm regain Olympic gold, or will younger rivals finally dethrone him?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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