Karsten Warholm ran the second-fastest time in history to win the men's 400 meters hurdles in 46.92 seconds at the Diamond League finals on Thursday.
The 23-year-old world champion from Norway took 0.20 seconds off his lifetime best, but was 0.14 behind the 27-year-old world record set by Kevin Young at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
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Karsten Warholm ran the second-fastest time in history to win the men's 400 meters hurdles in 46.92 seconds at the Diamond League finals on Thursday.
Four world-leading marks were set on a warm evening at the storied Weltklasse meeting, one month before the world championships open in Doha, Qatar.
The Diamond League finals are split over two meetings, and are completed next week in Brussels.
Shaunae Miller-Uibo from the Bahamas reacts after winning the women's 200m race and achieving the best mark worldwide within the given season, during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting in the stadium Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, August 29, 2019. (Jean-Christophe BottKeystone via AP)
Donavan Brazier from the USA, left, and Nijel Amos from Botswana compete in the men's 800m race, during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting in the stadium Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, August 29, 2019. (Walter BieriKeystone via AP)
Renaud Lavillenie from France competes in the men's pole vault event, during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting in the stadium Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, August 29, 2019. (Ennio LeanzaKeystone via AP)
The Diamond League trophies are seen during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting in the stadium Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, August 29, 2019. (Jean-Christophe BottKeystone via AP)
Warholm was pressed hard by Rai Benjamin who clocked 46.98, lifting the 22-year-old American into a tie for third all-time. Track great Edwin Moses is now fifth on that list with 47.02.
Noah Lyles from the USA and Justin Gatlin from the USA, from left, compete in the men's 100m race, during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting in the stadium Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, August 29, 2019. (Walter BieriKeystone via AP)
Four world-leading marks were set on a warm evening at the storied Weltklasse meeting, one month before the world championships open in Doha, Qatar.
Shaunae Miller-Uibo ran 21.74 in the women's 200; Juan Miguel Echevarria's opening leap of 8.65 meters won the men's long jump; and Lijiao Gong's 20.31 meters took the women's shot put.
In the men's 100, Noah Lyles surged late to win in 9.98, leaving world champion Justin Gatlin back in fourth.
Shaunae Miller-Uibo from the Bahamas reacts after winning the women's 200m race, during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting in the stadium Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, August 29, 2019. (Ennio LeanzaKeystone via AP)
The Diamond League finals are split over two meetings, and are completed next week in Brussels.
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Juan Miguel Echevarria from Cuba competes in the men's long jump event, during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting in the stadium Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, August 29, 2019. (Jean-Christophe BottKeystone via AP)
Shaunae Miller-Uibo from the Bahamas reacts after winning the women's 200m race and achieving the best mark worldwide within the given season, during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting in the stadium Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, August 29, 2019. (Jean-Christophe BottKeystone via AP)
Donavan Brazier from the USA, left, and Nijel Amos from Botswana compete in the men's 800m race, during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting in the stadium Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, August 29, 2019. (Walter BieriKeystone via AP)
Renaud Lavillenie from France competes in the men's pole vault event, during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting in the stadium Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, August 29, 2019. (Ennio LeanzaKeystone via AP)
The Diamond League trophies are seen during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting in the stadium Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, August 29, 2019. (Jean-Christophe BottKeystone via AP)