TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 03: Karsten Warholm of Team Norway reacts after finishing first in the Men's 400m Hurdles on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 03, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

🎥 Norway's Warholm obliterates world record in men's 400m hurdles

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Karsten Warholm of Norway won the gold medal in men's 400m hurdles Monday night with a world-record time of 45.94 seconds.

The old record of 46.70 seconds, set by Warholm on July 1, fell by a staggering 0.76 seconds, leaving the Norwegian in disbelief upon crossing the finish line.

Only in the last few years did runners break the 47-second barrier in the event, and no other world-record run has improved the mark by an increment greater than 0.06 seconds this century.

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Rai Benjamin of the United States took silver in the race. Brazilian Alison dos Santos won bronze.

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