Athletics-Warholm wins 400m hurdles race hit by environmental protest in Stockholm

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - Diamond League - Bislett Games - Oslo, Norway - June 15, 2023 Karsten Warholm of Norway celebrates winning the men's 400m hurdles Fredrik Varfjell/NTB via REUTERS/File Photo

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Norway's Olympic champion Karsten Warholm won the men's 400 metres hurdles in a race that was hindered by a protest from environmentalists at a rain-hit Galan Diamond League meet on Sunday.

Three protesters from A22 Network, who interrupted the Swedish final of "Let's Dance" on TV4 last month, knelt on the track about 10 metres from the finish line, stretching a banner across six lanes, forcing most of the field to run through it.