Karsten Warholm finished second in the Zurich race.
Not this time. Norwegian superstar and world champion Karsten Warholm finished second in the Diamond League in Zurich. PDO
Kyron McMaster pushed to victory in the Zurich Diamond League 400m hurdles with a time of 47.27. At the same time, the man got revenge from Norway’s Karsten Warholm, who finished second with a time of 47.30.
In the World Championships, the duo’s rankings were the other way around.
– It was a tough race. Kyron was really charged and motivated today. He wanted revenge from the World Cup for sure. I was perhaps too liberated and I celebrated too much after the World Cup, Warholm told Iltalehte.
So do you party a lot?
– Well, yes, we had a party and it’s always difficult.
The Norwegian came to Switzerland with a win in mind.
– I was looking for a victory today, I don’t like being second, the Olympic champion and three-time world champion assured, while praising the wonderful atmosphere of the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich.
– People always say that 400 meter hurdles need excitement. Now it came.
McMaster succeeded
Kyron McMaster (centre) took the scalp of Karsen Warholm in the evening in Zurich. PDO
McMaster was pleased.
– The race was a success. I had a plan and I executed it. It always feels good to win a world championship. I think I stuck in people’s minds this season. Don’t forget me at next summer’s Olympics, the winner cheered.
Sweden wins
Warholm is aware of the weekend’s national match and gets excited to think about the winner.
– Finnkampen. It’s hard to predict the winner. Finland produces good athletes these days. Maybe Sweden is a bit ahead in principle, because they have medalists of value races. Finland does have depth in its team.
– Maybe in advance 60-40 for Sweden, or what do you say, Warholm threw.
Finland and Sweden meet this weekend in Stockholm.