It was, quite simply, a race for the ages.
Norway’s Karsten Warholm won the gold by holding off his great US rival Rai Benjamin and crossing the finish line in 45.94 seconds – obliterating his own world record by 0.76.
Benjamin clocked a North American record of 46.17, a time that was also faster than the world mark of 46.70 that Warholm set just last month in Oslo.
Brazil’s Alison Dos Santos claimed the bronze in a South American record of 46.72, a time that would been a world record just a few weeks ago.
Overall, six of the eight runners set a world, area or national record.
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