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Rai Benjamin is no stranger to a major championships podium; the US 400m hurdler has earned medals at the past four global championships. But on Friday (9) at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Benjamin finally landed a long-awaited gold by winning the men’s 400m hurdles.
The 27-year-old equalled his own world-leading mark of 46.46 to get the better of arch rival and defending champion Karsten Warholm, who was second in 47.06, reversing their positions from the Tokyo Olympics three years ago. Alison dos Santos, the 2022 world champion, took bronze for the second successive Games, clocking 47.26 in a race where the first six men finished inside 48 seconds.
Benjamin went into the race as the slight favourite, having won all of his races this year including a world-leading 46.46 win at the US Olympic Trials and a 46.67 win over Warholm and Dos Santos at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Monaco last month.
SOURCE: WORLD ATHLETICS
