The Norwegian won the 400 -meter fence with a new race record. She talked touchingly her died grandmother.
Karsten Warholm was overwhelming on Thursday in Zurich. EPA / AOP
Norwegian 400-meter Olympic champion, world champion and ME man Karsten warholm broke another record again.
On Thursday, 46.70 seconds during the gated track round. The result is a new record for the renowned Zurich Diamond League event. The previous record (46.92) was also in the name of Warholm.
There was also a record amount of the prize: $ 50,000 in USA. One bucket is about EUR 0.86.
“I got a good feel for my performance and I really feel ready for the World Cup,” Warholm comments.
Warholm was overwhelming on Thursday. Second -place Qatar Abderrahman samba remained 0.75 seconds.
Norwegian main opponents Rai Benham and Alison dos Santos were not in Zurich.
– I’m looking forward to Tokyo. I already know that I get close to ME. I love to make records. If you have a good weather and good conditions, we are possible in Tokyo.
The Lord’s ME 45.94 dates back to 2021 from the Tokyo Olympic Games. Earlier this season, he won his second best time for 46.28 seconds.
In the media interview area on Thursday, Warholm made a great gesture when he spontaneously spoke:
“If I can take the opportunity, I would like to say that my grandmother died a few days ago and I want to own this win,” Warholm said.