here s another former record holder, the us sprinter michaeljohnson. karston s been on fire all season. he broke the world record which had stood since 1992, at the barcelona olympics. he broke that at his first race of the season which was pretty unprecedented. we knew then that would be in for great things in tokyo because benjamin came very close to that world record also at the us olympic trials. and karston actually said after he broke the world record in may it s gonna take another world record to win the tokyo gold. and of course, it did. to put it in perspective, he broke that world record by seven tenths of a second, seven tenths. that s unheard of. world records are typically broken by hundreds of a second. so it was an impressive, impressive performance. in the womens competition, jamaican
a totally indescribable experience. i it was one thing to hope that it would go well, but i never expected that it would be with such margin. karsten warholm s achievement puts him up there, among the greatest of track athletes. here s another former record holder, the us sprinter michaeljohnson. karston s been on fire all season. he broke the world record which had stood since 1992, at the barcelona olympics. he broke that at his first race of the season which was pretty unprecedented. we knew then that would be in for great things in tokyo because benjamin came very close to that world record also at the us olympic trials. and karston actually said if he broke the world record in may it s gonna take another world record to win the tokyo gold. and of course it did. to put it in perspective, he broke that world record by seven tenths of a second, seven tenths.
attackers killed. let s turn to the olympics now and some true stars of the track have emerged in this the second week of the games as the athletics takes centre stage. tuesday saw a women s sprint double forjamaica in the 100 and 200 metres, we ll get to that in a moment but the big story of the day was an incredible world record for norway in the a00m hurdles. karston warholm won gold with a time of 45.94 seconds. it s the first time anyone has run the event in less than 46 seconds. what made the race all the more remarkable was that second placed rai benjamin s time also broke the previous world record. karston warholm tweeted this picture of his world record time saying my biggest dream has become reality . back home in norway his family and friends gathered to watch him, including his mum, this was the reaction there. cheering. translation: yes, what can i say,
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U.S. track and field: World records, future stars and Tokyo anticipation
Sydney McLaughlin reacts after setting a world record in the finals of the women s 400-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Athing Mu wins the final in the women s 800-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)