In what may well be the most astonishing race in Olympic and athletics history, Karsten Warholm demolished his 400m hurdles world record in the midday sun. He mocked it, obliterated it and gave Tokyo an iconic moment to rival the best of Usain Bolt or Bob Beamon. “A lot of the time I am asked about the perfect race,” he said after winning gold. “I said it didn’t exist — but this is the closest I’ve ever come. I’ve been training like a f***ing maniac and I struggled to sleep last night because I had a special feeling in my chest, like the feeling I had as a six-year-old on Christmas Eve.

Source: The Times August 03, 2021 05:40 UTC