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TOKYO (Reuters) - Norwegian Karsten Warholm rocked the world of athletics on Tuesday, shattering his own world record to win the men’s 400 metre hurdles, as Germany’s Malaika Mihambo produced more last-leap drama to triumph in a superb women’s long jump.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men s 400m Hurdles - Final - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Karsten Warholm of Norway reacts after realizing he had set a new world record. REUTERS/Phil Noble
A month after he broke Kevin Young’s 29-year world mark with a time of 46.70 seconds, Warholm blew his own record away in the final with an astonishing 45.94 run.
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