The USC alum held off Norway's Karsten Warholm for his first, and long-awaited, Olympic title in the 400m hurdles.
The USC alum held off Norway’s Karsten Warholm for his first, and long-awaited, Olympic title in the 400m hurdles.gold medalist Rai Benjamin, of the United States, celebrates while Silver medalist Karsten Warholm, of Norway, reacts in the background, after finishing the men's 400 meters hurdles final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. SAINT-DENIS, France — Karsten Warholm has the world record.
“I got it done,” the 27-year-old Benjamin said. “It has eluded me so long. ... I don’t think I ever doubted it. It was more just staying patient and keep showing up every day and something has to shake. I told myself, ‘This has got to go my way at some point.’ And it went my way today.”Benjamin flashed a wide grin when he crossed the line and let out a scream while Warholm slammed his hand on track.“To do it in front of my mom and my dad and my aunts and uncles and my friends from back in L.A.
“I just remember freaking landing awkward off seven and then eight came up and I had to reach because I landed so awkward and I was like, ‘Please don’t fall.’ And then I had to reach for 10 and switch legs and at that point I was like, ‘Please don’t get walked,’” Benjamin said. “It wasn’t particularly the quickest but we got it done.”
Benjamin won silver behind Warholm when the Norwegian set the world record at the Tokyo Games three years ago. He also took two silvers and a bronze at the last three world championships. That includes a runner-up finish to Brazil’s Dos Santos on home soil at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, in 2022.Benjamin said he was hurt when he lost a great race in Tokyo, and also injured in 2022 and 2023.
Meanwhile, Clement Ducos crossed fourth in 47.76 as host France remained without a medal in athletics at its home games.Here are all the Dallas-area high school products to medal at 2024 Paris Olympics
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