The fifth day of the World Athletics Championships in the captivating city of Budapest delivered an electrifying showcase of talent and determination, featuring an array of four gripping finals. With the spotlight shining on the men’s 1500m, men’s 400m hurdles, women’s pole vault, and women’s 400m events, athletes from across the globe converged to compete at the highest level.
Karsten Warholm won a historic third world gold medal in the men’s 400 metres hurdles in 46.89, his fourth fastest time this season. Warholm had claimed his previous two world titles in London 2017 and Doha 2019.
Karsten Warholm: “I feel like the gold medal is back where it belongs. It was the perfect run for me. I was able to keep my form in the first 250m and I know that the guys were running their assess off and would be very tired. It was just left for me to turn on the tables over the last 100m and the race was mine. They wen out super hard but I knew they were going to get it tough in the end. I knew I would have the most left on the home stretch. Every gold medal means a lot to me, but this one is extra special because I lost it last year. I had an injury and a tough season, so it’s a good little comeback story. I learned a lot from a lot too. I love racing. I put everything in my life into this and having an injury is tough but it motivated me to come back and get the gold back again”.
Kyron McMaster claimed silver medal in 47.34 missing his seasonal best by eighth hundredth of a second.
Raj Benjamin finished third in 47.56 reaching the podium for the third time at the World Championships after winning two silver medals in Doha 2019 and Eugene 2022.
Women’s 400 metres:
Marileidy Paulino from Dominican Republic won the gold medal in the women’s 400 metres in a national record of 48.76 following her silver medals at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021 and at the World Championships in Eugene 2022 behind Shaunae Miller Uibo. Paulino became the first woman from the Dominican Republic to win an individual gold medal and the second individual world champion after two-time 400 metres hurdles champion Felix Sanchez.
Paulino improved her previous PB by 22 hundredths of a second. She had already claimed gold medals in the 4×400 mixed relay at the World Championships in Eugene and in the 400 metres at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Marileidy Paulino: “A lot of emotions are rushing through me. It is always a bit difficult as I am here without my trainer….
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