Dos Santos shatters 400m hurdles world record
Brazil's Alison dos Santos smashes the 400m hurdles world record with an astonishing run at the Zurich Diamond League meeting.
Alison dos Santos of Brazil set a new 400m hurdles world record at the Zurich Diamond League meeting, running a time of 45.80 seconds. The 26-year-old, who has been in excellent form this season, had shown no signs of Karsten Warholm's 2021 mark of 45.94 seconds being any threat. Warholm, who finished second, could not prevent Dos Santos from pushing through to break her own personal best of 46.29, set four years ago.
This impressive performance bodes well for Dos Santos, who is set to compete in the evening's 800m event alongside Swiss Audrey Werro and Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi. Additionally, Greece's Emmanouil Karalis poses a challenge for Armand Mondo Duplantis' pole vault record. British athlete Amy Hunt, who won four golds at the European Championships earlier this month, encountered difficulties against top 100m runners, finishing second behind Olympic champion Julian Alfred.
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