Karsten Warholm smashes world record then slams ‘b******t’ super shoes

Norwegian stormed to gold in the 400m hurdles with a time of 45.94secs

Karsten Warholm reacts after breaking the 400m hurdles world record
Karsten Warholm reacts after breaking the 400m hurdles world record
(Image credit: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images)

Karsten Warholm obliterated the 400m hurdles world record to win gold on day 11 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Norwegian track star clocked a time of 45.94secs to slash 0.76secs off the previous world record, set by him in Oslo in July.

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