Brazil's Dos Santos races to world record in 400m hurdles in Zurich

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ZURICH, Aug 27 : Brazil's Alison dos Santos shattered the world record in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the Zurich Diamond League on Thursday.

Dos Santos pulled away from the field over the final 100 metres to cross in 45.80 seconds, breaking the previous mark of 45.94 seconds, set by Karsten Warholm of Norway at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

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