Brazil’s Dos Santos, American Russell race to world hurdles records in Zurich
Alison dos Santos wins the men’s 400m hurdles in 45.80 seconds as Masai Russell clocks 12.09 in the women’s 100m event.
In a night of athletic achievement at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich, Brazil's Alison dos Santos and American Masai Russell shattered world records. Dos Santos claimed the men's 400m hurdles title in 45.80 seconds, surpassing Karsten Warholm's Olympic record of 45.94. Russell then dominated the women's 100m hurdles, recording a time of 12.09 seconds, breaking the previous record of 12.12 set by Nigeria's Tobi Amusan.
Dos Santos has long been close to historic milestones, earning multiple gold medals and a silver in recent years. The crowd's energy was palpable as Dos Santos expressed his joy in breaking the world record, saying, "This has been an incredible night, I have no words to explain what happened other than I just broke the world record."
Warholm praised Dos Santos' brilliance, acknowledging his strong performance. Meanwhile, Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi set a new world record of 1:41.76 in the men's 800m, closely following in second place.
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