WATCH: Karsten Warholm shatters world record in men’s 400-meter hurdles win at Tokyo Olympics, celebrates by ripping shirt

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Norway's Karsten Warholm breaks his OWN satellite grounds to triumph golden successful the men's 400m hurdles and @TeamUSA's Rai Benjamin wins the silver. #TokyoOlympics

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TOKYO — Karsten Warholm of Norway obliterated his ain satellite grounds successful the Olympic 400-meter hurdles Tuesday, finishing successful 45.94 to interruption the aged people by .76.

One of the astir anticipated races connected the programme much than lived up to the hype.

Second-place finisher Rai Benjamin of the United States finished successful 46.17, a people that besides topped the 46.7 that Warholm acceptable past month.

Warholm flashed his trademark look of amazement erstwhile helium crossed the enactment archetypal — the aforesaid arsenic helium did erstwhile helium announced himself connected the satellite signifier with his triumph astatine satellite championships successful 2017.

Alison dos Santos of Brazil finished 3rd successful 46.72, arsenic six of the 8 runners broke either a world, continent oregon nationalist record.