Overview
- Alison Dos Santos ran 45.80 seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Zürich’s Letzigrund stadium to set a new world record in the men’s 400m hurdles, lowering the previous mark by 0.14 seconds.
- Karsten Warholm, who set the prior standard at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, finished second in Zürich in 46.69 seconds and surrendered the world record.
- Dos Santos celebrated with a Brazilian flag and said he was proud of the result and believes he can run even faster, indicating he may continue to push the event’s limits.
- Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel placed third in 46.50 seconds, rounding out a podium that underscores rising global depth in the discipline.
- The performance came at a premier Diamond League fixture known for fast races and marks a notable change in the 400m hurdles hierarchy while some reports differ on the exact year cited for Dos Santos’s earlier world-title win without affecting the record result.