Warholm hit rivals again – but crushed his toughest EM competitor

Karsten Warholm clearly won his nearest EM competitor, but did nothing against Abderrahman Samba on the 400-meter hurdle in the Diamond League on Thursday night.

Ulsteinvik hurdles started strong and was picked up by Abderrahman Samba in the final round at Thursday's meeting in Lausanne.

Thus, qatar won its sixth consecutive victory in this year's Diamond League

– It's amazing

Warholm ran in 47.94 seconds. It's the third time the 22-year-old athlete runs 48 seconds this year. The winning hour of Samba was 47.42

– Now I am tired. It was very heavy and very tiring. At the same time, it gave me a very good feeling, so you could say that I have some sort of relationship of love / hate with that, Warholm told NRK after the race.

The runner was pleased with his time, despite finishing the race as number two.

– I think it's amazing that I stabilized myself for 48 seconds. This shows that I am a stable runner and that I have done the job properly. Then he can collapse, he said.

In Grand Prix Before the Euro

Although there has been little to do with Qatar, the race promises good for the Euro which will begin next month. Warholm had 91 hundredths of Turkish Yasmani Copello, who was the closest EM competitor in the country.

The race in Lausanne Switzerland was Warholms fourth in this year's Diamond League. The 22-year-old noted respectively two more places in Rome and Oslo and a third in Paris

– The whole season is focused around the European Championships. Now, I'm 100% ready for the finals and I'm going to London. It's a perfect race, "he says, before admitting that Euro Gold will be more important than winning the Diamond League.

Abderrahman Samba from Qatar leads the summary. The race was probably Sambas' last race in this year's Diamond League, as he will participate in the Asian League in August.

(© NTB / Aftenposten)