Alison dos Santos's reaction upon breaking the world record: 'I did it!'
oglobo27 August 2026 at 20:20
Alison dos Santos broke the world record in the 400m hurdles by clocking 45.80 at the Zurich Diamond League meeting, beating the previous mark by Norwegian Karsten Warholm (45.94), set at the Tokyo 2020 Games, by 14 hundredths of a second. The Brazilian celebrated the achievement effusively, stating that this was what he had been working for, and praised the track conditions and the weather. Alison became the second athlete in history to run the event in under 46 seconds, alongside Warholm, who finished in second place with 46.69. Nigerian Ezequiel Nathaniel completed the podium with 47.50.
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