– No, that is. I almost just have to laugh, says Warholm to news. Eight days ago, Warholm took back the title of world champion. He was also a big favorite ahead of Thursday’s race in Switzerland. But the victorious Sunnmøring did not open as fiercely as normal, and had to be lost after a tough duel on the run. – Perhaps this is a healthy wake-up call for Warholm before the important Olympic season next year, says news’s athletics expert Vebjørn Rodal. In recent years, there has been most talk of Warholm’s duels against Rai Benjamin and Alison dos Sants. Benjamin failed in the WC and did not participate in Zurich. Dos Santos took bronze in the WC – and also came third in Zurich. – Not done well Just like in the WC, it was Kyron McMaster who gave Warholm the toughest competition. And this time he managed to see his rival – as he has also done twice before in Zurich, but then as far back as in 2017 and 2018. Warholm’s coach Leif Olav Alnes had warned in advance that it could be difficult to build up to the same level of tension as in the World Cup. The main character confirms this. – It was hard to restart yourself. McMaster came up with plans to take revenge, and he managed to do that today. I really had to fight for it. I know that a little low shoulders after the World Cup and a little good celebration have not necessarily done much good. – A little too low? – No, I tried to turn it on. There was nothing I took for granted here. But you have to work with the body you have. See the event here: – It annoys me McMaster’s winning time was 47.27, while Warholm was clocked in at 47.30. The victorious Norwegian admits that he is a little surprised at how well the 26-year-old from the British Virgin Islands did in the race. – I originally thought that he would get a bit of it. Of course he did, but I got it even more. He caught me today and he’s one of the best out there. Kudos to him, says Warholm, who, after being beaten by McMaster in the Diamond League final twice in a row early in his career, had his rival as the wallpaper on his phone. It won’t happen again. – No, I can’t manage to have everyone as a background image. Then the lady gets jealous. But of course it is always something to try to avoid. I like to win. At the same time, it shows that the level is so high that you have to be at your best every time – What does it do to you to be beaten? – It’s not something I like. It annoys me, and it should. Right now it feels a bit okay, but later in the evening I will want to take some revenge.
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