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World Records Set by Alison dos Santos and Masai Russell in Zurich

Alison dos Santos and Masai Russell achieved new world records in the 400m hurdles and 100m hurdles at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich.

27 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Archive photo: World Records Set by Alison dos Santos and Masai Russell in Zurich — Archive photoPhoto: Jochen Teufel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Brazilian athlete Alison dos Santos set a new world record in the 400m hurdles on Thursday at the Diamond League meeting held at the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich. He completed the distance in 45.80 seconds, improving the five-year-old record set by Norwegian Karsten Warholm by 14 hundredths of a second. Warholm finished in second place.

American athlete Masai Russell also set a world record, running the 100m hurdles in a time that has not yet been disclosed in detail, establishing a new benchmark in the discipline. The official time from Russell is expected from the organizers.

In addition to the two record-setting performances, there was a third-place finish for an athlete from Austria. Diessl secured a respectable third place in his event, although details about his time and performance have not yet been released.

Another prominent participant, Mondo Duplantis, fell short of expectations, narrowly missing out on a planned record attempt. Overall, the event was perceived as an evening of records and athletic highlights, with further information about the occurrences anticipated.

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