Brazil's Dos Santos races to world record in 400m hurdles in Zurich
Brazilian athlete Alison dos Santos shattered the world record in the 400m hurdles during the Zurich Diamond League competition on Thursday, clocking 45.80 seconds. This surpassed Karsten Warholm's previous record of 45.94 set at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. American Masai Russell also set a new record in the women's 100m hurdles, finishing in 12.09 seconds, beating the previous mark of 12.12 held by Nigeria's Tobi Amusan since 2022.
Dos Santos' victory came after a series of successful performances, extending his unbeaten streak against Warholm to five races. Russell, an Olympic champion, described Dos Santos' achievement as brilliant, acknowledging that beating the world record is not an easy feat.
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