notjust by karston but rai benjamin too? definitely, karsten warholm has been on fire all season, broke the world record that had stood since 1992 in his first phase of the season. we knew then tokyo would be great because benjamin came close to the world record also at the us olympic trials. karsten warholm said when he broke the world record in may it would take another world record to win olympic gold in tokyo and it did. into perspective, he broke the world record by seven tenths of a second, that is unheard of. world records are typically broken by hundredths of a second. it was an impressive, impressive performance. many people are describing it as the perfect race is there such a
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.