Warholm clocked a remarkable 45.94 seconds, pulverising his previous world best of 46.70sec—only four runners in history have clocked sub-47sec times, let alone sub-46. American arch-rival Rai Benjamin won silver in 46.17sec, with Brazil’s Alison dos Santos claiming bronze in 46.72.
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