Warholm exploits Samba absence to win London 400 hurdles
LONDON (AP) — World champion Karsten Warholm used the absence of Qatar rival Abderrahman Samba to finally win a 400-meter hurdles at the Anniversary Games on Saturday.
And in a Norwegian record, too.
Warholm was runner-up to Samba in the previous Diamond League meetings in Rome, Oslo, Stockholm, Paris, and Lausanne. But Samba preferred to try the 400 without hurdles at London Stadium, and registered a personal-best in coming fifth.
Warholm won the hurdles comfortably in 47.65, more than half a second off Samba's best this year.
Meanwhile, Abdallelah Haroun won the 400 in a Qatar-record 44.07.
In the women's 100-meter final, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won in 10.98 seconds, her season best.