The 25-year-old athlete ran a stunning men's 400m hurdles race on Tuesday to obliterate his previous world record and win gold for his country at Tokyo 2020.
Warholm finished in 45.94 seconds to slash more than seven tenths off his old time of 46.70 to send shockwaves across the sport. Watch the win below...
Screams. Laughter. Applause.
The Norwegian commentators ud835uddf1ud835uddf2ud835uddf3ud835uddf6ud835uddfbud835uddf6ud835ude01ud835uddf2ud835uddf9ud835ude06 enjoyed Karsten Warholm's world-record run in the 400m final ud83cuddf3ud83cuddf4#Tokyo2020 | #Athletics pic.twitter.com/6Ia8GzrgdR — Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) August 3, 2021What made the Norwegian’s achievement even more impressive was the fact that second-placed Rai Benjamin of the USA also broke the previous world record, but it wasn’t enough to win the electrifying race.