The three best 400 meter hurdlers are gathered in Monaco for a dress rehearsal before the Olympics. Warholm is in an unfamiliar position: He lost his last duel against Alison dos Santos in Oslo, and he lost his last duel against Rai Benjamin in Eugene last season. – If we are going to put money on someone, who should we choose? asks the organizer at the press conference on Thursday. – I have bet a lot during the European Football Championship and I would not follow my advice. It has gone badly. I shouldn’t talk. – You are not the best this season. Does this affect your season? – It’s just to raise the odds, so you get more money back, jokes Warholm. GOOD TONE: Rai Benjamin and Karsten Warholm have not competed against each other this year, and they had a lot to talk about when they met in Monaco on Thursday. Photo: news It makes his American arch-rival laugh, while the reporter looks in wonder at the reigning Olympic champion. – I run badly. Then there is more to earn during the Olympics. If you want to put a betting slip for me, we have a plan, says Warholm with a twinkle in his eye to the reporter. – I’m not a man who tips, but I have a tux ready over there, adds Benjamin, who hints at the casino in Monte Carlo. – I am not allowed to bet. I could help you, but then there will be problems in your home country, jokes the Brazilian. Warholm at PK before a Diamond League convention. – We are at the highest level in the entire world of athletics. The three big stars agree that they push the limits for each other and the sport. – We have made each other better, we must always be on our toes. It is a kind of “blessing in disguise”. I may be a bit biased, but I think we are at the highest level in the world of athletics right now, says Warholm. – It may be a cliché to say, but that’s how I feel, adds the Norwegian. Benjamin agrees: – I feel that the fans and the media do not understand how crazy what we do is. – We have become so used to seeing the 46s. We have opened the season below the previous world record. Which is absolutely insane. It hasn’t been done in years. It should be appreciated more, believes the American. – The three best men of all time will start here in Monaco. The focus should be on what we have achieved, versus what time we are running in, says Benjamin. ONE, TWO, THREE: The arch-rivals looked like three good friends as they arrived at the press conference in Monaco. Photo: Fredrik Tombra / news news expert: – You don’t conjure up form Now it’s the first time they’ve met since September last year – barely a month before they’re due to compete for Olympic gold at the Stade de France in Paris. – Everything that brings self-confidence into a championship is important to take with you. It is clear that it is good to show that you are capable of beating them, also this year, says Rodal. LOST: Warholm had to see himself beaten by the Brazilian Alison dos Santos on home ground at Bislett this spring. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB He naturally talks about the prestige of winning the race in Monaco. However, he does not think it will be decisive for what will happen in Paris in 30 days. – Those who have come as far as the three, they have the winning instinct in them. They are not dependent on such positive feedback. They know what it takes. news EXPERT: Vebjørn Rodal comments on the Monaco convention for news. Photo: Sigmund Sagberg Andersen / news At the same time, he believes it is important to confirm that you are on par with the competition: – There is plenty of time to improve your form, but you don’t conjure up form until the first week of August. You have to show that you are more or less on the same wavelength. Only five meetings in five years The hurdlers rarely meet against each other, and almost never all three at the same time. Since the WC final in 2019, there have been five meetings between the three: WC final in Doha in 2019 Olympic final in Tokyo in 2021 WC final in Eugene 2022 WC final in Budapest in 2023 Diamond League final in Eugene in 2023 This is how the star meetings ended at the WC in Doha in 2019 Gold: Karsten Warholm (Norway), 47.42 seconds Silver: Rai Benjamin (USA), 47.66 Bronze: Abderrahman Samba (Qatar), 48.03 … 7th place : Alison Dos Santos, 48.28 Olympics in Tokyo in 2021 Gold: Warholm, 45.94 Silver: Benjamin, 46.17 Bronze: Alison Dos Santos (Brazil), 46.72 WC in Eugene in 2022 Gold: Dos Santos, 46 .29 Silver: Benjamin, 46.89 Bronze: Trevor Bassitt (USA), 47.39 … 7th place: Warholm, 48.42 WC in Budapest in 2023 Gold: Warholm, 46.89 Silver: Kyron McMaster ( British Virgin Islands), 47.34 Bronze: Benjamin, 47.56 … 5th place: Dos Santos, 48.10 Diamond League in Eugene in 2023 1st place: Benjamin, 46.39 2nd place: Warholm, 46.53 3rd place: McMaster, 47.31 4th place: Dos Santos, 47.44 And the big three have been behind the 15 fastest 400 meter hurdle races in history. Strongest when it comes to Warholm has taken four of the last five global championships, while dos Santos has taken one of them. Benjamin has Olympic silver, two WC silver and WC bronze. Karsten Warholm has beaten Rai Benjamin in five of seven meetings, including the 2021 Olympic final and two World Cup finals. Benjamin’s two victories came at home in Eugene, where he took World Championship silver in 2022 and won the Diamond League final in 2023. Warholm has beaten Dos Santos in nine of eleven duels. He finished seventh, when the Brazilian took the WC gold in Eugene in 2022. The second defeat came at Bislett this season. Benjamin has won seven of nine meetings against Dos Santos, but lost the WC final in Eugene. Top 15 – 400m Hurdles These are the fastest 400m hurdles on record: Karsten Warholm, 45.94 seconds – Tokyo, 2021 Rai Benjamin, 46.17 – Tokyo, 2021 Alison Dos Santos, 46.29 – Eugene, 2022 Benjamin, 46.39 – Eugene, 2023 Benjamin, 46.46 – Eugene, 2024 Warholm, 46.51 – Monaco, 2023 Warholm, 46.52 – Oslo, 2023 Warholm, 46.53 – Eugene, 2023 Benjamin, 46.62 – Eugene, 2023 Dos Santos, 46.63 – Oslo, 2024 Benjamin, 46.64 – Los Angeles, 2024 Warholm, 46.70 – Oslo, 2021* Warholm, 46.70 – Oslo, 2024 Dos Santos, 46.72 – Tokyo, 2021 Warholm, 46.76 – Jessheim, 2023 * World record at the time. When asked why Warholm mostly comes out victorious from the settlements when it comes down to it, Rodal points to one thing: Structure. – I’ll hang it on that peg. He has an extreme structure in his life, in his everyday life, in his week, in his month and in his year. It is a very nice mix of scientific approach and experience-based empiricism. So far this season, Benjamin has set the fastest time with 46.46 seconds, while Dos Santos has beaten Warholm at Bislett. On Friday evening, the answer to where they stand against each other will come – just under a month before the Olympic final in Paris. Karsten Warholm is the Norwegian track and field athlete of all time. Nevertheless, he continues and trains Alnes in his pursuit of the details so that he can defend the Olympic gold. PS! You can watch the Diamond League meeting from Monaco on news from 20.00, Friday 12 July. Karsten Warholm starts the event with the 400 meter hurdles, while Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Narve Gilje Nordås run the 1500 meters from 21.34. Published 11.07.2024, at 17.29 Updated 11.07.2024, at 17.32
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