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World Athletics C'ships: Bol Retains 400m Hurdles; Benjamin Adds Another Title To Olympic Gold
World Athletics Championships Tokyo: American Olympic champion Rai Benjamin and Dutch sprinter Femke Bol ruled the men's and women's 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium here on Friday, easily adding one more gold medal to their respective collections.
Benjamin stormed to victory in the men's 400-meter hurdles on Friday, clocking a season-best 46.52 seconds. The 28-year-old American dominated the final to secure his first world outdoor title. Brazil's Alison dos Santos, the 2022 world champion and a two-time Olympic bronze medalist, claimed silver in 46.84, while Qatar's Abderrahman Samba took bronze in 47.06.
World record holder Karsten Warholm of Norway, the Tokyo Olympic champion and three-time world champion, faded to fifth in 47.58.
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