PARIS, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Norway’s defending champion Karsten Warholm cruised into the Olympic 400 metres hurdles final on Wednesday, where he is guaranteed a cauldron of noise after French favourite Clement Ducos also went through.
Warholm, the world record holder and a triple world champion, took control of the first heat and eased down to win in 47.67 seconds, from fast-finishing Ducos (47.85).
“I can’t believe what I’ve just done,” Ducos said. “I have no words to describe it. The crowd was absolutely amazing.”
