Athletics-Warholm's fourth title no given in Tokyo hurdles showdown

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - Diamond League - Final - Zurich - Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland - August 28, 2025 Norway's Karsten Warholm celebrates after winning the Men's 400m Hurdles Final REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Karsten Warholm will be going all guns blazing for a record-extending fourth 400 metres hurdles world title in Tokyo this month, but the Norwegian will have his work cut out with two other generational talents in the field.

Between them, Olympic champion Rai Benjamin, 2022 world champion Alison dos Santos and Warholm hold the 24 fastest times ever in the event and the world championship final is primed to be a race for the ages.