The duel between Warholm and Benjamin in the final of the 400 meter hurdles in Tokyo last year, went in as one of the biggest eyeballs in Olympic history. Benjamin broke the record and clocked in at 46.17, but it only went to silver. For Karsten Warholm, a barrier and water burst at 45.94. Night to Sunday, all three comfortably moved on from the attempt at the 400 meter hurdles during the World Championships in Eugene. For two of them, there was more excitement about how it would go than they had strictly wished. Warholm came from a long rehabilitation after a thigh injury he suffered in his only start earlier in the season, the Diamond League vote in Rabat. There he broke after one hedge. – There is no excuse Much less well known in Norway is that Rai Benjamin has also struggled. – I have a muscle irritation in the back of the thigh, in the hamstring. It is no secret. So it has been our lack of training the last few weeks, but now we are here to compete, he says. Benjamin struggles forward with the injury. REVEALS INJURY: Rai Benjamin. Photo: LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters – It just developed and does not have warts any better. But I’m here, home and excited. I hope the energy from the home crowd can help me. – Has it seen you back? – Absolutely clear. I’m not in the shape I was in when we were in Tokyo. It is no secret. But there is no excuse, because I want to run fast here, and I know I have it in me to get as close as possible to my personal record, then we will see what happens, says Benjamin. Warholm: – Very upset He thus feels that he and Warholm are in the same situation. – None of us are healthy. I’ve been through a lot of things, and I’m going through a lot of things now, so it’s not a perfect situation to be in for either of us, but I know we are both warriors who come to us quickly, he says. Warholm has known of problems with the rival: – I knew that he also had it, and after being in it himself, it is very awkward. I guess he thinks so too. But none of us could move the World Cup, and now we are here. He looked quite comfortable in his race, I was quite comfortable in mine. Dos Santos looked good in his, and we knew that, says the world record holder to news. He won World Cup gold in 2017 and 2019, and Olympic gold in 2021. He makes no secret of the fact that it has been frustrating not to be able to prepare as he wanted for the World Cup in Eugene. Now, like Benjamin, he wants to make the best of the starting point he has. Dos Santos wants to write history But maybe it’s Alison dos Santos who has the best cards on hand. – I have never been in better shape, trust me. It goes very fast. We are very proud of the job we have done and the shape I am in, he says to news. But he did not write off the two who beat him in the Olympics. – I did not see the race to Warholm, but I hope he is healthy and ready. It’s Benjamin too, so let’s write history, and run even faster, he smiles. The semifinals run night to Monday.
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